Chapter 539: Stalemate
: "General, you must retreat. The flank of Street No. 5 has been breached by vampires and requires your command!" The
guard officer loudly reminded the general who was still fighting. In order to ensure the fighting will of the Patriot Army, all measures were taken The way veterans lead new recruits, there is no so-called supervising team, there are only resolute faces who are not afraid of death and stand in front of young people.
As a general, Rascal undoubtedly fulfilled the role of boosting morale. He was often the first to enter the battlefield and the last to come out.
Under the cover of the guards, the general withdrew from the front line. He didn't care about the bone fragments and dirt and blood all over his body. He took a sip from the water bottle and immediately asked, "The situation on Street No. 5." "The vampires led by the
Blood
Knights The cavalry army broke through the flank, but under the command of Korchak, they reorganized the front line. We lacked the maneuverability to pursue the leaving vampire cavalry." "
Damn it." The general yelled angrily. He had already contacted a detachment leader of the winged cavalry. Well, backstab the vampire army at the critical moment and join the Patriot Army as a mobile force.
But for some unknown reason, the hussar captain suddenly lost contact, as if he had disappeared from the world.
The consequence of this was that a battle that could have been victorious fell into a stalemate, leaving the Patriot Army with an extreme lack of counter-mobility means. The best way to fight against cavalry is always to use cavalry to fight, rather than standing still and waiting to charge. This has resulted in a loss of tactical initiative.
"Where are the Flameborn Knights and the Great Horned Viper."
"They are fighting with the Strigg vampires and cannot divide their troops for support."
Damn, these elves are messing around. The general cursed angrily in his heart. If his guess was correct, the Fireborn Knights were absolutely useless. During the Holy War between Snake and Rat, the Royal Guards relied on sixty people to blunder through the Ratmen's position.
With the support of thousands of giant horned viper soldiers, it is impossible to fight with the brainless Strigor vampire for a long time.
The general gritted his teeth and looked at the soldiers on the front line. The artillery was almost useless, and the bullets carried by each person had been used up. The battle started in the middle of the night and lasted until noon. Thousands of people died here, but it was still difficult to see the undead. The army is in decline.
He only has 20,000 usable soldiers, most of whom are only low-combatants who have received militia training. The two sides have been fighting fiercely for half a month around Street No. 4, which leads directly to the center. They must take some time to buffer and recuperate.
"Ask the Second Rapid Drop Corps to go to Street No. 5 to provide support and cover the retreat of the remaining troops. We need to re-establish the defense line." "
Yes." The guard captain understood that the Rapid Drop Corps was one of the few mobile forces of the Patriot Army. Soldiers who can only ride horses but do not know how to fight on horseback are sent here. Their role is to reach the location with mobility and then dismount to fight.
A dozen huge tomb evil spirits and the barren tomb guards are attacking. The zombie king headed by them is slaughtering young people who lack training wantonly. The evil magic provides countless blessings to the undead, making the sky that should be clear, Becomes a murky gray color.
"Detonate the explosives and retreat!"
The engineer lit the fuse, and the explosives that had been laid in advance suddenly exploded. The earth trembled under the power, and faults appeared in the undead's attack route. After the veterans worked together to kill the broken Tomb Evil and the Corpse Demon King with their halberds, they began to direct the young people to retreat. Years of fighting had made them unusually strong. Even after a day of bloody fighting, they could still maintain sufficient energy. energy.
The survivors in several positions began to evacuate to the rear in an orderly manner. For the city, every meter advanced was a huge cost. Both sides had enough time to arrange the defense zone seamlessly.
The vampire who wanted to pursue suddenly found that the already misfired artillery shells appeared again, a large number of spiked wooden stakes and resisting horses were pushed out, and the guns and ammunition transported by the logistics troops restored the firepower to what it was before.
This made them start to retreat, because the time for the decisive battle still had not arrived.
Covered in blood, the general led the guards into the joint headquarters without saying a word. Anger welled up in his heart and he questioned his former boss, Masnow,
"What are your plans? The giant horned viper is enough to deal with the Strige vampire. I need the Flame Knights to deal with the enemy's mobile power, especially the Blood Knights. The Patriot Army cannot set up a defense line for the advancing position in a short time!" Masno stopped
Creon who wanted to beat someone next to him. This matter It was indeed Caledor who was taking the initiative to show weakness, but it was impossible to say that it was his own responsibility.
"You don't have enough power to control the city. Assuming that the Flame Knights defeat the Strige vampires, Caledor will not have enough manpower to control the civilian area to the west, and will fall into a tangled battle with the enemy." "But this is not the case
. The reason why the Flameborn Knights do not support you must be hiding some information and waiting for an opportunity before taking action." The general looked at the champion warrior coldly, he sensed some problems, and Caledo was very well supplied with supplies.
But in human hands, since the Flameborn Knight arrived here a month ago, there has been no support. This is completely inconsistent with his previous situation in the advance team.
Even if the supply line is blocked by the Pestilen clan, Caledo still has a way to deliver supplies to the advance team. The difficulty of connecting Chapeiuto and Oxo is much higher than that of Erengrad, and it is impossible to have extra manpower now. nothing.
"The Silver Hammer and the Moorish Knights will arrive at the port in two days. They will serve as the mobile force of the Patriot Army." Masno explained patiently. Davian was waiting for the arrival of the Caledor fleet in Marienburg. No matter how fast the world reaches the old world, it will still take half a month.
The prince's idea is to kill Mannfred and Arkhan, but if the Book of Nagash is not delivered to his hands, the cunning bald vampire will never take action, and the Flameborn Knight's show of weakness is just waiting to give him a surprise.
"You didn't answer my question. According to the previous agreement between the two parties, Caledor will provide support, not only in terms of supplies and combat power, but also information about vampires needs to be shared." Creon only wants to do one thing now
. Rascal was given a hard lesson for his wrong tone. He actually dared to put the Patriot Army in the same position as Caledo, and his tone was full of doubts.
"Perhaps I should let you understand what respect means." Creon squeezed the lapis lazuli long-handled hammer, and his eyes covered by the golden dragon-winged helmet became murderous, which made the Flame Knight behind him involuntarily plan. Do this with the captain.
As veterans of the General Guards, they knew very well that the combat power of these golden dragon-armored knights could not be resisted in a command room of only thirty square meters, but they still insisted on looking at them and putting their hands on the hilts of their swords.
(End of chapter)