The Revolutionary Era in One Piece

On the second day, the Norse army rarely attacked again. After a night of fierce fighting, both sides were very tired. However, this rest period was the only peaceful day for the soldiers of both sides after many days of war.

Galen was also counting the losses after the battle. In the night battle, the enemy's surprise attack caught the defending garrison off guard, causing the greatest losses.

In just one night, the army of the Kingdom of Deya suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and hundreds of civilians also died on the battlefield. In addition, a large amount of supplies were destroyed by the army of the Kingdom of Norse, and the cannons of two artillery batteries were also destroyed.

However, although the defenders of the Kingdom of Deya suffered heavy losses, the attacking army of the Kingdom of Norse was not having an easy time either.

Although the initial plans of the Norse army went smoothly, a series of unexpected events and the persistence of the Deya defenders still led to a tug-of-war.

There were more than 400 bodies of the Norse army found on the battlefield alone, and these Norse soldiers who died in battle were all elite soldiers who were not afraid of death. From this perspective, the losses of soldiers on both sides were almost the same.

After Garen counted the losses, he reallocated the supplies. It can only be said that the Kingdom of Deya is still richer. The large amount of supplies stockpiled in Zaun City means that the army will not worry about supplies.

They also sent people to repair the fort, and transferred two more cannons from the positions in the rear city area to rebuild the fort's defense line.

After completing these, Galen also reviewed the battle with his staff.

"Alas, even though I took everything into consideration, Darius almost took advantage of me," Galen blamed himself.

"General, don't blame yourself so much. The enemy didn't succeed, which proves that the troops' defense is still effective." Zhao Xin advised.

"Well, according to my estimation, the enemy will retreat soon. If we continue to fight, it will not be worth it for the Kingdom of Norse. It depends on how long Darius can hold on, but he will retreat eventually." Galen analyzed.

Although the Deya Kingdom's defenders had lost a lot of soldiers in this war, the Norse Kingdom had also suffered heavy losses. If the war continued, both sides would suffer huge losses, and the only ones who could benefit would be other third-party forces.

"However, I found that the most crucial thing in the battle is that our army defended the remaining artillery position." Galen paused and said.

"It was because there was still one artillery fort that had not fallen that effectively stopped the enemy's operations. That artillery fort was the key to the battle."

"Really? Then the defenders must be commended. By the way, is the commander still alive? He fought so well, I also want to meet him!" Zhao Xin said with emotion.

"The commander of the original fort was killed in the first hour. After four hours of siege, there were almost no officers left alive in the fort." Galen sighed.

"The battle lasted four hours, and the fort was basically supported by a group of civilians for the last two hours."

"How is it possible!" Zhao Xin cried out, and he quickly picked up the battle summary report in front of Garen on the table. According to common sense, how could a group of civilians resist the attack of the elite.

Zhao Xin, who rose from a small soldier to a vanguard general, knows better than anyone the difference between elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers, not to mention civilians, whose performance is likely to be as different as heaven and earth.

Zhao Xin could say without hesitation that he could easily defeat tens of thousands of civilians by commanding a few hundred elite soldiers.

After reading the report, Zhao Xin gradually put away his surprised expression and looked at Garen. "You mean, they are not a group of ordinary civilians."

Garen nodded and shook his head. Seeing Garen like this, Zhao Xin could only stare at Garen with an expression that said, "Don't be a riddle man. Just speak your mind."

Seeing that everyone, including Zhao Xin, was looking at him, Garen finally stopped keeping the secret.

"I mean they did receive military training. But their outstanding performance at the fort cannot be explained by military training alone.

Moreover, according to the identification of the soldiers in the army, a considerable number of these people were originally from the Deya Kingdom. "Galen explained.

Zhao Xin seemed to have realized it. "You mean, a considerable number of those people did not receive very good training, at least not as good as our fellow countrymen who joined the army early on."

Zhao Xin seemed to suddenly understand something and said, "Then the problem must be with those unfamiliar faces. Could it be that they came back from the sea?"

Zhao Xin's words made everyone present except Garen look solemn. The strong men on the sea, even the pillars of the Babao Navy were said to have been defeated on the sea.

"Hey, are you skipping through the report? Although the artillery position was held in this war, the defenders suffered heavy casualties. In the end, there were only thirty people left who could still fight." Garen picked up the report, pointed at the data and read it to Zhao Xin.

"If they were strong, there was no way they could have caused such heavy casualties. They should have a special method unknown to the public, which could greatly improve the morale and combat effectiveness of the soldiers even on a brutal battlefield." After saying that, Galen stood up.

"I'm going to talk to their leader next and try to incorporate them into the army." Galen said.

"General, is it necessary to go to this extent? We can just recruit them. Right now, besides us, there are only the Norse Kingdom troops around Zaun.

They can't run away anyway, so why would they go and join the enemy they just fought last night?" the touching adjutant suggested.

"No, I have to do this myself, and I must not force the other party. To win in a meat grinder like yesterday, the other party must have an extremely firm belief." Garen said seriously.

At this time, in the base of the revolutionary army led by Li, Li was leading the revolutionary army soldiers to cremate the bodies of their comrades.

In the night battle, only thirty out of fifty revolutionary soldiers survived, and almost all of them were injured.

Among them, more than a dozen people were seriously injured and permanently disabled. For example, Li's deputy, an old revolutionary, had his arm cut off by Draven.

Just as the revolutionary army was mourning, Garen arrived at the base with two guards and Zhao Xin who insisted on coming.

After Galen arrived at the camp, he did not make a sound, but followed the others in mourning. Then everyone looked at the general who appeared in the camp.

Seeing this, the guard wanted to step forward to protect Galen, but Galen waved his hand to stop him. At this time, Li had calmed down, walked forward and stretched out his right hand.

Afterwards, the two hands held each other, and the revolutionary army was officially exposed to the eyes of the major forces on Roland Island.

"Mr. Li, I only want to do one thing this time." Galen said seriously, "I want you to join the Deya Kingdom Army and become my staff officer. If you have any conditions, please feel free to propose them."

Li heard this and smiled. "Sorry, we will reject your request. We are not interested in this. Also, I would like to ask, what made you plan to invite us?"

Garen shook his head. "Do I need to think about this? Originally, I was mentally prepared to abandon my position and retreat, but I didn't expect the artillery position to withstand the enemy's fierce attack.

This is not something that can be maintained by simply saying "don't be afraid of death". It requires formulating tactics based on changes on the battlefield and adapting to local conditions. It can boost morale and make soldiers on the battlefield fearless of death.

If someone like you were to show up in a small place like this, I would definitely take the opportunity to see if I could get you to join us."

Li smiled and said, "First of all, you are wrong. The victory is not my own achievement, but the joint efforts of all comrades. It is wrong to attribute all the credit to me alone.

Secondly, we can fight to the death not because of someone's encouragement, but because we know who we are fighting for. Knowing why we are fighting is the secret to maintaining morale and strong fighting power for soldiers. "

Hearing Li's refusal, Garen could only sigh. "Well, that's true. How could a man like you stay on this island forever?"

Li then replied, "It's not a question of where we stay, but our ambitions are different. Our current philosophy does not support us joining you, so I will firmly reject you."

Seeing that there was no room to turn back, Garen could only prepare to go back helplessly. But before leaving, he still asked, "Excuse me, what kind of firm belief do you and everyone in this camp have?"

Hearing Garen's question, Zhao Xin, who was about to leave, also pricked up his ears.

Li thought for a moment and said earnestly, "According to our chairman, the most precious thing for a person is life, and everyone has only one life.

A person's life should be spent in this way: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing.

When he is dying, he will be able to say: 'I have devoted my life and all my energy to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind.'"

Hearing these words, Zhao Xin next to him could not hide his shock.

Galen also replied dully, "I see, for the 'liberation of mankind.' What a noble belief. Everyone, I hope we can work together again one day."

Then, Garen led his men out of the camp gate.

A few days later, when the revolutionary army had rested and were sorting out supplies as usual, cheers suddenly came from the position ahead.

The Kingdom of Norse withdrew its troops, and the war in Zaun came to an end!

"Report, orders from the royal capital." said a guard.

"Just leave it there for now. I'll take a look at it later." Galen said as he was sorting documents.

At this time, in the room, Zhao Xin was also helping Garen tidy up.

"I say, is it really okay to let them go? There are hundreds of soldiers going with them, and they are all veterans who have experienced a bloody battle." Zhao Xin asked while sorting.

"It doesn't matter. Darius shouldn't launch another large-scale attack in the short term. Besides, the soldiers' hearts are no longer here, so it's useless to force them to stay in the army." Garen replied nonchalantly.

It turned out that after the Limestone Squad followed Li and his men out of the army, hundreds of soldiers also withdrew, but Galen did not stop them.

After sorting out the documents in his hands, Galen picked up the order on the table.

"It looks like something big is about to happen. Zhao Xin, organize the vanguard troops and be ready to march at any time."

"What's going on?" Zhao Xin asked puzzledly.

"The rest is up to you." Garen handed the order to Zhao Xin.

Then, Garen muttered to himself, "Riots, and the Revolutionary Army. So that's it? This is, liberating humanity!"