Heimarian Odyssey Chapter 98: Army mobilization
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Tomorrow is about to go to war. Locke wiped his long sword boredly. Although the notice has not yet come down, the atmosphere in the camp has obviously changed a lot.
Every veteran can feel the dullness of the rain. This is the rhythm of the war.
The New Year's party two days ago didn't feel so good for Locke. He didn't know when he went there. The nobles who participated were all big figures above the viscount. The lower aristocrats like Baron Kedozi and Will Knight are not invited.
Well, when Locke went, he was sitting in the corner and eating. He didn't know any of the big people around him, and he didn't want to mess with any of them.
As for the reason, I don’t know if it’s the vulgar behavior and the civilian spirit in Locke’s bones, which is incompatible with the atmosphere of this noble party.
Their George Corps commander also came to this party. Locke wanted to go up and say hello. After all, this Corps commander is not bad to himself, but the George Corps commander came only to show his face and talk to a few others. The big man said a few words and left.
Loke, who had just seen the only acquaintance, was embarrassed. According to Locke’s guess, it should be a war general. The commander of the George Corps, as the commander of the Corps, had to stay in the Ministry of War and pay attention to the situation.
The facts are not much different from Locke’s guess. Not only the commander of the George Corps, but dozens of commanders and deputy commanders of the Faustan Army did not attend the dinner.
As for the other person Locke knew, Viscount Myerson, who gave him a windfall, this amazingly large and well-recognized big man, Locke did not see.
Except for Princess Angelina who came over and stayed with him for a while, for the rest of the time, Locke was either eating or resting.
Well, for a while, it was seen by other nobles as monkeys.
Princess Angelina's arrival attracted the attention of a large number of other nobles, and everyone was very curious about this Locke who appeared here.
It was also since that day that everyone in the camp, including the new recruits who had just arrived, knew that Locke was about to take off. Locke actually went to a party that their baron couldn't attend.
This made Locke a little annoyed. He shot his head shot. Locke, who had been low-key and steady, didn't want to be that shot.
Also, since the'eat' Grace, the woman's feeling towards Locke has obviously changed a lot. It is no longer the cold one before, there is always a barrier. Yesterday, I took care of Locke's life with Xia Qian.
Because the battle is about to start, Locke has started self-restrained abstinence. He doesn't want to be on the battlefield and be a soft-footed shrimp. So Grace hasn't touched him since that day.
This noble woman, Locke always has an urge to blaspheme.
He promised Grace, and of course he did not forget. Grace was very clever and did not mention it, because she already understood Locke’s character, she would do her best if she said it. She believed that the man she committed to would not Let him down.
The long sword in his hand, after being wiped, was shining with a weak bright yellow light, which is proof that it is mixed with bright yellow ore.
Locke likes this equipment more and more. He tried it yesterday. The long sword in his hand can easily pierce through two centimeters of iron. As for the armor, under the powerful blow of Hans, it turned out to be No deformation.
During the dinner at the Baron’s camp in the afternoon, the Baron really gave an order to launch an offensive tomorrow. This is the order issued by the Ministry of War this morning, and everyone is mentally prepared.
The combat mission of their battalion was on the third day, together with the other three brigades of the Second Corps, to attack the west gate of Otis City.
Perhaps some people with poor brains would be curious that the Ministry of War would give them such a mission with extremely low risk. At the moment the mission was promulgated, most of the squadron leaders who ate in the camp were "swiped" With a sound, he turned to look at Locke. Including Baron Kedozi and Will Knight.
Sure enough, the Baron finally added, "This seems to be an order from Princess Angelina to the George Corps."
Everyone was either envious or looked at Locke strangely. Locke has been watched by this look a lot in the past two days. Maybe he was a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but by now, it doesn't matter if he has practiced. Still sipping his own broth calmly, ignoring the eyes of others.
This temperament, this calmness, makes Baron Kedozi have an illusion that Locke is a long-standing high-ranking figure.
The one near Zhu is red and the one near Mo is black. Since he came back, Locke has been in contact with the big men. Although they are sitting in the corner and watching them chatting, invisibly, Locke has also learned a lot of behavior among the nobles. This should also be what Angelina meant.
As a princess, Angelina, if Locke wants to combine with her in the future, she must at least have the aristocratic attitude and get rid of the rusticity of a commoner.
As for why Angelina could order their Second Corps to do this kind of thing, the reason Angelina gave was that the Second Corps guarded the magician troops close to them at the beginning.
The magician force led by Angelina is in the middle of the barracks. Locke and the other battalions, the task for the first three days is to guard the northwest corner of the magician force.
Everyone knows that the most tragic part of the war was in the first few days. Angelina's order perfectly helped Locke and the others miss this meat grinder moment.
Princess Angelina, who was dubbed by her mentor and elders as wise, can do such a small thing that indirectly benefits Locke.
In the early morning of the next day, the entire joint military camp began to move, like a behemoth crawling on the ground, and its sharp tusks showed up.
Baron Kedozi gathered his troops early and led them to the designated position. The magician troops have not arrived yet, they need to stand firm first.
The Baron Kasher troops next to them are not so lucky. Their task is particularly difficult. It is said that they will participate in the siege in the afternoon. The siege on the first day was definitely not that simple. Just by looking at the defensive equipment erected on the wall, the city of Otis, the last strong city of Charlo, was not so easy to fight.
If the joint military barracks are in the shape of a large meniscus, under the mobilization of Faustin's army, soldiers are constantly moving closer to the sides, completely enclosing the city of Otis into an oval.
In the previous menstruation, two regiments of cavalry were waiting on one side, but this time it was all infantry.
The cavalry is not good at siege, and replaced with infantry. It can be seen that the Faustin military intends to do it directly.
In the morning, Locke only stuffed two pieces of bread in his arms, and then led the cavalry squadron forward with the camp. Xia Qian, Grace and others were asked by businessman Henry to take care of them. Of course the things that promised Grace hadn't forgotten, Locke planned to think of a way when it was their turn to attack the city on the third day.
The place where Grace and Xia Qian stay now is just behind the Eagle Legion, not far from the front line. It will not be difficult to pick Grace over.
A group of soldiers marched to the front line neatly.
Locke has participated in many battles before, but such large-scale siege battles are rare, only seen in the Raiders led by Peters at the beginning of the war.
At that time, Locke, who was only a servant, had daily tasks to transport supplies and move dead bodies.
The Faustan military still takes care of the recruits who have just joined the army and will not throw them directly to the front as cannon fodder.
At this time, contacting war again, from a higher perspective, Locke discovered that war is actually an art.
The commander of Faustin's army, like an artist, sprays every formation like a splash of ink, acting just right on the corners of the whole picture.
Locke used to only know to follow orders to fight, and suddenly he calmed down and watched the movement of the rest of the troops. Locke seemed to have learned something.
The Faustin army of 100,000 people surrounded the city of Otis in half a morning.
In Faustin’s Great Tent, the Marquis of Mammon is discussing the siege with his old partner, the Marquis of Sandro.
"Which army do you plan to let go first?" asked the Marquis of Sandro in a uniform.
The Marquis of Mammen is still a little old man in military uniform. He raised his head and glanced at the Marquis of Sandro and said, "I was tossed by Angelina, I plan to let the Third Corps out."
"Oh?" The Marquis of Sandro was obviously surprised by the proposal of the Marquis of Mammon. He raised his left eye and asked strangely, "Aren't you afraid of those nobles coming?"
The Marquis of Mammon looked indifferent, "Just cause trouble. Anyway, the cards should be shuffled after the war."
The Marquis of Sandro remained silent after hearing this.
The siege at the beginning was undoubtedly the most difficult and the most casualty. What the two marquis discussed before was actually to get the Second Corps on top, because the Second Corps is strong, and the siege process may be There were surprises, and it was just a "godson", no matter how great the loss, the two marquis would not feel distressed.
However, because Princess Angelina had asked them some time ago to "rally" and abruptly transferred one-third of the Second Corps' strength, the Marquis of Mammen had to consider the Third Corps.
The overall strength of the 3rd Corps is almost the same as that of the 4th Corps of the newly built Corps. However, because of the nobles it belongs to, it does not listen to the announcement, and it is much weaker than the Fourth Corps.
This decision of the Marquis of Mammon, it is foreseeable that the first private army of nobles sent to siege the city will definitely suffer heavy losses.
The siege mission was decided at the top level before the New Year. The Eagle Legion, led by the Marquess of Mamen and the Marquis of Sandru, attacked the west and north gates of Otis City, and was commanded by Prince Kensell. The Lions Corps attacked the South Gate and East Gate, which were more tightly defended.
Different from outside the city of Otis, Faustan's army has been mobilized in an orderly manner, and the city has become a mess. It was Charlo's garrison on the city gate, who was frightened when seeing Faustin soldiers several times his own surrounding them.
Moreover, the news that Faustan's army was about to attack somehow reached the ears of ordinary residents in the city, countless robbers and looting incidents occurred, and there were even many arson in the city. Ordinary citizens who have been suppressed by death for a long time become hysterical at the end of their lives.
This is also not unrelated to the horrible remarks made by the high-level Charlotte. In the eyes of the civilians of Charlotte in Otis, Faustan soldiers are symbols of demons and wolves. They are ferocious and inhuman, and will slaughter all the Charlottes. . Among them, the Ellis City massacre that occurred some time ago also gave the Charlottes' fear of Faustin soldiers.