Power and Empire Chapter 1289: Unexpected reinforcements (2)
hesitated for a while, the Grand Duke of Normandy Kavibo got a sharp gaze, and suddenly saw hundreds of vultures hovering in the air on the corpse group, as if thinking of something, he laughed and said three good words.
"Okay, okay, what a silver bird hill, everyone will return with me, and the army will be stationed in the white hill!"
three days later,
Ginque Hill covered by heavy snow, the hills are undulating like waves, and the terrain is magnificent at a glance. Under such natural beauty, anyone will feel a sense of powerlessness.
Riposti stands on a high ground in Silver Sparrow Hill, the beautiful ground of the lookout with frowning eyebrows, and the slight worries appear between the eyebrows. The 20,000 Norman army advancing towards Silver Sparrow Hill, three days ago Baiqi stopped at the entrance of Yinqueqiu, and put on a posture waiting for support,
surprised Riposti, who was preparing for the final battle at Silver Sparrow Hill, and felt that it was reasonable to lose the 10,000 forward cavalry with the highest mobility. The orthodox squeeze tactics that the Normans wanted to rely on were undoubtedly It’s hard to continue anymore,
There are only two choices left,
First, desperately led the remaining army into Yinque Hill, and fought to the death with the expeditionary army that had already built a line of defense in Yinque Hill. This was very serious when the forward was destroyed and the morale of the whole army was shaken. Disadvantageously, compared with the low morale of the Normandy army, the morale of the expeditionary army has also reached the peak since the landing due to the victory of the battle of Silver Sparrow Hill. It was originally permeated in the expeditionary army, which hates and fears the Normans. Worry, with this big victory, has completely transformed into a desire for a new victory, and the spirit of the soldiers of the expeditionary army is becoming more and more like a real imperial army.
The second is to choose to stop the offensive and choose a favorable terrain to lock the expeditionary force’s activities. This is the correct approach. The so-called local advantage is reflected here. As long as you stop, you will have the opportunity to get from the body. With the arrival of new reinforcements from various places, this variety of materials will be quickly replenished. As the strength continues to increase, the Normans will eventually complete the largest assembly of strength.
And now it’s the coldest winter. The Normans with local advantages shouldn’t worry about supplies and food. The longer this confrontation lasts, the more disadvantaged it will be for the expeditionary army. The supply of tens of thousands of people, plus rescue The number of Salander slaves who came out reached about 40,000, and the daily consumption of food was in tons. If all were transported by the navy, it would be an astronomical figure.
In order to support the expeditionary force, the navy has mobilized a huge number of 70 transport ships, accounting for two-thirds of the number of transport ships in the navy’s attack fleet. Antoros, the center of the sea, makes a trip back and forth, and the fastest speed also takes nearly a week. Time and this cruel winter are becoming the biggest dilemma for the expeditionary army.
"What should we do now? It is obviously not good for us to continue to be trapped like this!" Deputy Army Commander Jaglins came from behind the defense line, still carrying the snow that fell last night,
The eyes are red like a rabbit, and he is obviously in the same confusion. "Based on the grain we brought this time, plus the grain recently looted from coastal villages, we can hold on for no longer than After 4 days or 4 days, if the transport fleet cannot arrive as scheduled, we will be in a situation where there is no food to eat! Even if the fleet arrives as scheduled, we must allocate one third of the limited force to transport food"
Yaglins glanced at the snowy hills in the distance, and his voice stopped before he said, "The Norman scouts have been paying attention to us. If it is difficult to cover up during large-scale transfers, I am afraid They will use this opportunity to attack the defense line! The terrain of the Silver Bird Hill is not good for us, now they are hunters, and we are the prey! They are waiting for our hungry and exhausted time!"
"Yes, this is where I feel most contradictory!"
Reposti retracted his gaze from a distance, sighed worriedly, and said, "When His Majesty Falcon gave the battle order, he pointed out to me in particular, "The core of the Battle of Normandy lies in the fight for time. Who Whoever can control the time will control the initiative of the entire campaign"
" When I was given this instruction, my understanding of the words was only half-understandable. I thought that the time in His Majesty Falcon's mouth should mean that we should attack quickly to force the main force of the Normandy to be unable to fully assemble. Under the circumstances, I had to start a decisive battle with us in order to weaken the opponent’s advantage in fighting in the country, but now I suddenly realized how outrageous I was."
"Oh? Isn’t that right?" Jaglins asked with a look of confusion. According to his understanding, His Majesty’s words should be like this. That’s why they made a plan to fight the Silver Sparrow.
" Of course not! "There was an awkward smile at the corner of Riposti's mouth, and his eyes were cast on the rolling hills in the distance, and he slowly said, "His Majesty's so-called time is the meaning of the dominance of this battle, but it actually refers to the supply line of the expeditionary army ,
In the cold winter and the unfavorable conditions of the empire’s unfavorable seas, the transportation of every grain of our grain is difficult. The eastern coast of Normandy is hard frozen soil, and the soil for growing crops is very limited. , Military rations can only be transported from a distant country, but also through Antoros, so it is difficult for us to support war as the Normans did in Salander,
The barren land, the long ocean, our long and inefficient supply line is the biggest weakness, and now, the Normans have clearly understood this trick before us. They only need to stick to the spot and draw more from the back. As long as we wait for our exhaustion and food to run out, the expeditionary force will destroy itself without fighting even if we don’t take the initiative to attack. This arrangement completely disrupted our well-planned battle of Silver Bird Hill, not only in an instant. In that moment, all the hard work of the expeditionary army to fight overnight was in vain! And let us nail ourselves to this silver bird hill by ourselves"
" So, we can only give up the silver bird mound! "Jaglins's face has changed. Although he does not want to admit it, the current predicament undoubtedly proves the correctness of this reasoning
Reposti shook his head and said, "No! If we give up the Silver Sparrow Hill, we will be in a dangerous situation. The opposing army only needs to press on steadily as before, and everything we have achieved will be forfeited. Flow! There is an enemy before and the sea behind. If the 20,000 expeditionary army wants to survive one-tenth, it will be an unattainable luxury!"
"You can't defend, and you can't withdraw. Are we just here waiting to die?"
Yaglins punched the cypress trunk next to him with an angrily look. Large snow flakes fell from the top of Salsa, and a small tree fork hit Yaglins’ helmet with a crisp sound. Jaglins shrank his head subconsciously, and found that it was just a small tree fork. He said that the tree fork was not stepped on and broke in two. Then he raised his head and saw Reposti's strange face and his eyes fixed on him. That branch broken into several sections
"What's wrong with you?" Jaglins asked angrily.
" It’s nothing, I just think we don’t have to die!" Reposti took a deep breath, raised his head, looked away from the branch, and a slightly piercing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
" Really! "There was a touch of joy on Jaglins's face, and he said a little worriedly, "Are you sure you are not suffering from hypothesis?"
"Hehe, what did I lie to you for!" Reposti was choked with a cough, squatted down and picked up two broken branches from the ground, holding them with his hands, only showing the front part. , And then arrived in front of Jaglins and said in a condensed voice, "Come on, take one, choose one of the two!"
"What do you mean?" Jaglins asked puzzledly
"Whoever draws the short one will go back to transport the food!" Reposti's face became more and more serious, and he said coldly, "The other one is responsible for the defense of the silver bird mound!"
"Is this what you said?"
Yaglins cursed back angrily, looked at the serious face of Reposti, there was an impulse to kick, this guy likes to take advantage from start to finish, the two wooden branches are his own I picked it up, the one is long, the other is short, naturally I know it very clearly,
"Come on, choose one of the two, and see which of us is more lucky!" Reposti thought about winking, and poked his lips at the branch, saying, "In fact, those who stay may not necessarily die. Well, maybe the other party will miss the opportunity because of hesitation! This is no way, come on, it may not be you who stayed anyway."
"If you don’t smoke, then I’ll do it first! Don’t worry, I’ll take care of your family anyway, so don’t worry too much when you get there..." Seeing Jaglins still Unmoved, Reposti muttered to himself, and stretched out a hand to pull out one of the branches. That is the one on the left. Judging from the size and the length of the branches, it is obviously longer than the side. That one is shorter
Just as Riposti’s hand was about to touch that branch, Jaglins was already in a thunderous manner, and violently pulled out another branch, looked at the short branch that was only the length of his thumb, and smiled at the corner of his mouth. "Do you think I will be fooled by you? Friends for so many years, I don't know how many flowers intestines you have!"
" Well, you won! "Reposti stood up in frustration, and quietly put another short one-headed branch into his pocket, and said in his mouth, "I will withdraw as planned tomorrow, but in Before this, our defensive position must move forward, otherwise we will really be nailed here!"
" Moved earlier? "Jaglins was taken aback~IndoMTL.com~I am going to push the defensive line to the mountain pass! "Reposti smiled at the corner of his mouth, made a circle on the ground with his feet, and clicked a point with his feet, and said, "This is our position, low on all sides and high in the middle. If you don't limit the pass, the Norman scout , We can see everything clearly, only in this way, we have the opportunity to delay! "
" You are committing suicide by doing this! "Jaglins's face has changed. He is also an excellent commander. Of course, he knows that once the Normans discover that the defensive strength is wrong, they are likely to launch an all-out attack
" On the second day of reaching the mountain pass, I will withdraw step by step to where I am now! "Reposti has a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, and said confidently, "If you have ever encountered an ambush on this mountain pass , And the enemy is gradually retreating, and accompanied by inexplicably drastically reduced forces, what will you think of first?"
"Ambush!" Jaglins said suddenly
"Yes, we only have to take a gamble!" Reposti said with a grim look, "This can take at least 2 days!"
" What about 2 days later? It will take 3 days for the grain to arrive here! "Jaglins took a deep breath
" What else, of course, is waiting for you to save my life!" Reposti looked at Jaglins with a twisted face, with a dazed expression, and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a person and owe me money. If you don’t change it, you will die!" (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. )