Give Me the Name of God

In the hands of many generals, soldiers are low-value consumables that are consumed faster than military rations. Before half of the food is eaten, more than half of the soldiers have been killed.

Besalius knew that Dwight was a famous general, but he did not expect that his opponent was so powerful. The first attack on the city was fruitless, and the two sides ceased fighting. The Southern Army lost more than 5,000 soldiers. The second attack on the city was fruitless, and some lords suddenly became timid. After fighting and fleeing, the entire front collapsed instantly. Dwight took the opportunity to go out of the city to pursue. More than 5,000 Confederate soldiers were killed and more than 6,000 were captured.

These soldiers came from Zhengnan and Southeast. Although Zhengnan was under Manda's control, Manda didn't feel particularly distressed because these soldiers were not fighting for him.

But more than half of the army was killed, and Manda was no longer qualified to watch indifferently. The Minister of State and Besaliu called him to the Chinese army's tent. They were concerned about the army in the southwest.

In fact, Southwest also joined the Southern Alliance, and Manda specially took the documents and asked the four marquis of Southwest to stamp their seals. Manda has a supply force of nearly 5,000 people, all of whom come from the southwest.

The supply troops were obviously not suitable for the battlefield, so Besa Liu asked the southwest to send more troops.

Manda smiled. He refused to give me the right to command and wanted to take my army to die. Did they think that I was too generous?

He said to Bessa: I can invite a support army, but I'm afraid this support army will not obey your command.

The left corner of Besaliu's eye shrank slightly, and he turned to look at the Minister of State and said: It seems that someone wants to take my place.

The Minister of State said to Manda: You can put forward any suggestions, but we have agreed beforehand that the commander of the coalition forces is Grand Duke Besariu. Unless Grand Duke Besariu and I are both killed, you will be eligible to join the coalition. Commander.

Manda shook his head and said: I don't want to usurp the commander's power. The support army I invited will not accept the command of any of us.

Besa Liu said with a hint of sarcasm: Whose army is so arrogant? Sailin? Webner? Or Elmen? I want to see who dares to be arrogant in front of me.

Manda smiled and said, Maybe they are all here?

Besa Liu lowered his face and said, Even if they all come, they still have to obey my orders!

The atmosphere in the camp was a little tense, and the Minister of State quickly used his talent for making mud: Don't be anxious, let's see how many reinforcements the Marquis of Claudesay can bring.

Manda said: Almost ten thousand people will arrive in half a month. During this period, it is best for our army not to suffer more losses.

Besa Liu said: I can consider not attacking the city within half a month.

That's the most basic thing, sir, Manda sighed. What I'm worried about is that the enemy will come out of the city to attack us.

Besaliu frowned and said, Do you think the enemy is crazy? If they lose the barrier of the city, they won't be able to stand in front of me for a day.

Sir, you seem to have overlooked one thing. The enemy's military strength is not much less than ours. Manda brought up a topic that neither Besaliu nor the Minister of State wanted to mention. Since the beginning of the war, the enemy's casualties have not been many. , they have the ability to take the initiative, and there is a high probability that they will not fail.”

Besa Liu was furious. The Minister of State looked at Manda and motioned for him to leave the tent first.

He could understand Besaliu's mood, but he was once the best general in the kingdom. He knew that Manda was right, and the enemy might really come out of the city to counterattack.

In fact, Besa Liu knew in his heart that when the battle reached this point, the entire army was only one step away from being defeated. If Dwight really took the initiative to attack, he could not even think of a way to deal with it.

Although he hates Manda's attitude, Besa Liu is not Denke. He will not be blinded by the Grand Duke's pride, and he can still distinguish the real gains and losses.

If Manda can really call reinforcements, I will completely lose command, right?

As long as we can maintain our current strength and the command of the army still belongs to you, I will give you some suggestions. Even if the enemy comes out of the city for a sneak attack, we will not suffer too much loss.

Besa Liu was silent for a long time and shook his head: I don't need your advice.

The Minister of State sighed: I'm not questioning you, just some suggestions.

I'm going to hand over command to you.

The Minister of State was stunned; I really didn't mean that.

That's what I mean. Besaliu took off his sword and handed it to the Minister of State. I am not an excellent general. You gave me a lot of advice. If I could understand even half of it, the war would not be over. Beat it like this.

The Minister of State shook his head and said: The soldiers must know what they are fighting for. I am just a defector from the royal capital.

Besa Liu smiled and said: The soldiers are fighting for His Majesty the King, and I will continue to serve as the nominal commander. No matter which marquis comes from the southwest, I will win his army into your hands. Don't hand over the army to you. Manda Crowdersey, he’s so greedy.”

…

Three days later, Dwight went out of the city to fight the Confederates for the first time. This time it was just a tentative attack, and neither side suffered much loss.

In the next few days, Dwight launched three raids, but they were all resisted by the Minister of State. The exciting battle between offense and defense opened Manda's eyes.

Did you see it? This is a real general! Standing on the tower and watching the battle, Besariu exclaimed, Only by handing over the army to such a person can we regain our kingdom.

Manda nodded and said, It's not too late for you to wake up now.

I have woken up, what about you? Arrogant young man, are you willing to hand over your reinforcements to Lord Lessio?

Manda said helplessly: I really don't have such power...

Stop explaining, Besalius said with a look of disgust, You will regret your hypocrisy today!

…

Back at the camp, Manda asked Che Erdan to recreate the battle situation. He took out the parchment and wrote down every detail of the command process.

During the reappearance, Che Erdan suddenly interjected: Sir, with all due respect, it is impossible for us to capture Lianyucheng.

Manda put down the quill, raised her head and said, Why do you say that?

Lord Lessio is an outstanding commander, one in a million. Except for Longson, there may be no one better than him, but the enemy generals are no worse than him.

Manda thought for a moment and said: I am used to measuring by value. If Lessio is worth a thousand gold coins, how much is Dwight worth?

Nine hundred. This gap is completely negligible. My lord, the war situation in the north is not optimistic. You have also received the news. Denke is about to be wiped out. Longesen is alone and unable to fight. When Bucken is free to counterattack, We can only stay here and bury them with them.

But our reinforcements are coming soon, there are nearly 10,000 people.

That's just 10,000 more people buried with us. The enemy also has Lianyucheng. The city's advantage is enough to bury our reinforcements.

Not necessarily, Manda picked up the quill again, I'm not good at war, so I need to learn, but I won't just rely on war to solve problems.

…

Five days later, the reinforcements Manda mentioned arrived at the foot of Lianyu City.

The 10,000 people he mentioned were the number of combatants. Counting auxiliary troops and miscellaneous servants, the total number of troops was nearly 30,000.

Besaliu was stunned. He originally planned to fight for the command authority for the Minister of State, but at this moment he didn't know how to start.

The Minister of State was also shocked: You... called the God's Punishment Army?

Manda nodded and said: The Holy Archbishop and the Holy Messenger join forces to fight against the apostates!