After Becoming The Tyrant

The king's army set out from Metzl and went up the Lacey River. They would cross the Taterbo Mountains, and then cross the Donk Plain all the way to Newcana in the Northland.

As night fell, the army was stationed near the swamp on the upper reaches of the Lacey River.

The Lacey River, like the Doma River, is one of the five main long rivers in Legrand.It originates from the Feld Mountains, runs northward through the entire northern area of ​​Legrand, and finally flows into the Arctic Sea of ​​Ice through the port of Bamo Fort, flowing through almost a quarter of the land of Legrand.

In the king's master account, battle maps are spread out one after another.

In this war, the entire army was divided into three groups. The king himself commanded the central army led by the rose iron cavalry, and went straight north to take the shortest path—the same path that the Duke of Buckingham took when he rescued Newcastle Castle.The army on the left was led by Earl Henry, and the army on the right was handed over to General Roger.

The king's appointment of a commander was somewhat unexpected.

The main reason is that no one thought that the king would appoint Earl Henry as the commander of the left wing.

General Roger is a veteran. He followed William III to conquer Newcastle, and he is familiar with the terrain of the Northland. Moreover, he was the first person to choose the Iron Rose in the "Change of the Rose".It made sense that the king appointed him commander of the right-wing army.But Earl Henry was different.

Earl Henry chose the white rose amid the civil strife during the "Change of the Rose".

At the time, he was a new royalist.

Moreover, he is a new king who has done a good job.The military command of Grand Duke Grice himself was far less outstanding than that of Earl Henry.During that civil strife, Earl Henry conquered many castles. If it wasn't for the king's return, then he might not be able to continue to expand his victories.

The king's use of such an important commander as a great nobleman who had tried to overthrow him was really unexpected.

However, this did make many lords breathe a sigh of relief.

Many of them once stood on the side of Grand Duke Grace during the civil strife. After the "Change of the Rose" subsided, the king's several disguised liquidations made them quite worried.But the king appointed Earl Henry as the commander of the expedition, which showed the king's attitude:

He doesn't intend to perpetuate the hatred of the Civil War, and he doesn't want to completely suppress them because of the choices in the Civil War.

Earl Henry became the commander, which made the lords optimistic about their expedition.The king's attitude undoubtedly shows that as long as they can contribute to the suppression of the Northland rebellion, the old accounts of the past are likely to be written off.

General Sheen asked the king privately about Earl Henry.

The king was looking at the map, and when he heard General Sheen's inquiry, he asked General Sheen to look at a place on the map.

General Sean looked along where the king pointed, which was Posey County, which crossed the border with Newcana.

"The rebellion in the Northland, the one who most hopes to calm down immediately is none other than our Earl Henry."

The king smiled.

The choice that others seem to be magnanimous is actually very natural for the king.

Posey County is a territory under the name of Earl Henry. There are a large number of Legrand and Northland trade fairs here, which are almost equivalent to half of Earl Henry's economic lifeline.After the outbreak of the war, merchants fled south, and the economy of Posey County was hit hard.Moreover, in the past ten years, there have been considerable personal conflicts between Earl Henry and the Prince of Newcana.

Both sides are sparing no effort to expand the territory they occupy on the border.

Before the rebellion broke out, there were many applications for rulings on land disputes between the two parties piled up on the king's desk.

So what if Earl Henry used to be a new royal party?

He wanted to fight a war, to pacify the Northland. Whoever possesses outstanding military talents and has an interest relationship that is absolutely impossible to betray, the king dares to appoint whoever is the commander!

"Instead of caring about our Mr. Henry, let's care about our enemies."

said the king flatly.

"The rebel army is waiting for reinforcements." The king stared at the map and slowly made a judgment. "The main force of their army is now stationed in one place, and there has been no movement for a long time. Who will come to support them?"

There are a total of seven small states in the Northland, and now there are three that have joined the rebellion.

This does not mean that the other states are loyal - some of them are fools, waiting for the battle to become clear.Some are waiting for the right time to join.

So, who will come to support the rebels?

Except for these three states that have already rebelled, the strength of the other four states is not strong, and they are not even comparable to some lords with larger lords in Legrand.But the king did not take them lightly.

"Ports, routes...overseas."

The king's fingertips slid all the way across the map of the Northland, and finally stopped on the coastline.

"mercenary!"

General Sean blurted out, his expression suddenly became serious.

Mercenary armies are extremely common nowadays.

As big as the war between Blacy and Legrand that lasted for hundreds of years, as small as a private war between families, mercenaries will be active on the battlefield.Compared with the slow recruiting speed and complex conditions of the knight army, professional mercenaries who are not bound by knight morals and have strong fighting skills are often more popular in wars.

During the period of William III, the then warrior queen Eleanor had brilliantly used mercenaries from near the Hopeless Inner Sea on the battlefield.

At that time, William III and the Duke of Buckingham led the army to face Blacy's expeditionary force, and a rebellion broke out in the south of Legrand. Queen Eleanor hired an army and landed from the southeastern port. While the rebels were looking forward Suddenly encountered a blow from behind.

Queen Eleanor and the mercenaries attacked back and forth, and put down the rebellion in the shortest time.

However, the price is not cheap.

Queen Eleanor even had the jewels removed from her own crown to pay for the mercenaries.

"If they are waiting for overseas mercenaries to arrive, then they will stick to one place and not rush forward." The king pointed at the port of Fort Bammer, which is the closest to Newcastle, "Impenetrable port."

The estuary of Laixi, the port of Banmo Fort, is a big port with a city of "unfrozen port"!

"Land here and go along the river. Even an army that is not familiar with Legrand's northern geography can arrive at the battlefield accurately and quickly. After the two sides converge, they can go south and take Newcana Castle." General Sean quickly He made a prediction, and he looked up at the king, "Your Majesty, who do you think they will hire?"

The king stared gravely at the map.

"Gurendi."

He slowly gave an answer.

"Gurendian heavy cavalry!"

General Sean was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously remembered the small group of mercenaries hired by Grand Duke Grace outside the city of Tru.

The Gulundi heavy cavalry can be said to be the pinnacle of knights' fighting power today. They are the shadows on the earth and the gods of death on the battlefield.

General Sean has seen the battlefield between the king and the Gulundi heavy cavalry. If the king hadn't cleverly used the traps in the geographical environment, then Grand Duke Grace's plan to assassinate the king would not have failed!But even so, the king paid a heavy price, and only a few of the sworn knights who followed him survived.

The oath knight already represented the top knights in Legrand to some extent.

If a large number of Gurendian heavy cavalry joins the battlefield, it will turn the whole battle situation upside down!

"I will lead the cavalry first."

The king stood up, and he reached for the cloak draped over the back of the chair.

"You and the follow-up troops keep up."

"What about you? What are you going to do?"

General Sheen suddenly had a bad feeling.

"support."

The king replied succinctly, and he raised the curtain and went straight out.

………………

On the slopes of the Lacey River some distance from Newcana Castle.

At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the Duke of Buckingham had already led the army to arrive here.There is a sparse forest and some bushes bordering the slope.Here the cavalry waited, and the woods provided some shelter for them.Both men and horses were silent.

When the horses breathed, large groups of white air spewed out from their noses, and the knights reined in like iron.

Beside the Duke of Buckingham are his followers for many years.

The subordinate asked the Duke of Buckingham in a low voice, "Why did you intercept so early?"

The Duke of Buckingham glanced at him: "The rebel reinforcements are coming soon."

"What?" The servant was slightly startled.

The Duke of Buckingham nodded slightly, indicating that he heard correctly.

After a long distance, after the Duke of Buckingham arrived at Newcana Castle, he made the same judgment as his nephew: the rebel army had reinforcements, and it was very likely that they had hired Gulundi heavy cavalry.

While at the castle, however, the Duke of Buckingham did not speak out about this judgment.

——After a great battle, facing a dilapidated castle, the most important thing is to maintain hope and morale.Instead of letting the soldiers fall into despair and fear in advance.

The prestige of the Gulundi heavy cavalry is too terrifying.

In addition, the Duke of Buckingham believes that the rebel army's storming of Newcana Castle these days should be to pave the way for the ancient heavy cavalry.The Gullendian heavy cavalry are invincible on the frontal battlefield, but when facing a siege of a castle, they have to do more than just charge.

As long as the rebel army captures Newcana Castle, they can drive straight in and sweep down when the Gurendian heavy cavalry arrives.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the failure of the siege, Prince Will will definitely dispatch troops quickly and continue to attack Newcana Castle.

The Duke of Buckingham's "replacing defense with offense" is actually just a statement to appease the commanders.

What he really wanted to do was to intercept and kill Prince Will, and then lead the people in Newcana Castle to move forward to occupy Prince Will's original residence, thereby defending against the heavy cavalry of Gulundi who might arrive at any time.

"coming."

The Duke of Buckingham suddenly narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

Jazz, who had cooperated with him for many years, understood and raised the flag to signal preparation for battle.

The knights put down their lances, ready to charge at any time.

………………

"It's bloody, damn weather."

Prince Will cursed under his breath.

The cavalry is in the middle of the team, and the infantry is used as the left and right wings. In the middle of the brigade are siege ladders, trebuchets and other large siege equipment, and other heavy vehicles are moving slowly.

From time to time, Prince Will looked back at the vehicles moving forward slowly, wishing to give them a few whips to make them move forward quickly.

He received the news that the Gulundi mercenaries had already boarded the port by boat, and those heavy cavalry with iron lumps were hired on a daily basis. Every day they were hired, the money of the rebel army flowed out every day.The flow made him, the prince, tremble.

As a result, seeing that the Gulundi heavy cavalry was about to arrive, Newcana Castle, which was planned to be captured, was still in good condition.

"The damned Duke of Buckingham."

Prince Will took a deep breath and cursed under his breath.

But when it came to the Duke of Buckingham, he subconsciously tightened his hands.

When he was young, Prince Will once met the Duke of Buckingham on the battlefield, and he lost that battle for a year and was unwilling to touch his armor again.The members of the Qiangwei family are all lunatics on the battlefield.

"Are you afraid?"

A young man's voice sounded beside Prince Will.

The muscles on Prince Will's face twitched, and a trace of indistinct anger flashed across his face, but when he turned his head, he smiled respectfully: "As expected of you, you are so sharp."

Beside Prince Will was a monk in a white robe. His face was extremely handsome, but this handsomeness was a bit weird—it gave people the feeling of an angel walking directly from a mural.This monk was a supporter of the Holy Court who was personally greeted by all the leaders of the Northland Rebel Alliance.

Prince Will had speculated in private about the identity of this white-robed monk.

People from the tribunal?Unlike, the ruling is marked by a black robe.

Knights Templar?It's even more unbelievable, this one has no armor and no long sword.

Who is that in the Holy Court?

Prince Will once asked Brother Wang in private, but Brother Wang refused to answer, only saying that He is strong enough to withstand thousands of troops.

Prince Will noticed that his brother used "he" instead of "he".

So Prince Will has been respectful in front of the white-robed monks since then, and this time he attacked Newcana Castle, and the white-robed monks also participated.However, Prince Will still had doubts in his heart—the white-robed monk only brought three sealed iron carriages, and nothing else.

He...or he, is planning to turn the three carriages into thousands of troops?

"The enemy is coming."

When Prince Will's thoughts were mixed, the white-robed monk beside him suddenly said lightly.

Prince Will reined in his horse abruptly, looking forward suspiciously.

In the early morning view, the branch of the Lacey River flows quietly from the left side, and there is nothing but a sparse forest shrouded in light mist.

Just when Prince Will raised his head, the white-robed monk beside him retreated silently to the three carriages in the middle of the army, which was completely beyond the reach of human beings.

At this time, smoke and dust rose from behind the sparse forest on the opposite slope.

"Hold!"

Prince Will turned his head and saw that the white-robed monk was no longer by his side, so he swears, ignoring many yells.

"Enemy attack! Defense!"

Just as his voice fell, a long horn sounded from the sparse woods opposite.

The rebel horses were frightened and neighed.War horses are more sensitive creatures than humans, and they intuitively sense that the enemy is approaching.But at this time, on the slope, the enemy swooped down in the blown snow.The infantry on the left and right marched overnight. At this time, they set up their shields in a panic and gathered to prepare for defense.

From the snow and dust, hundreds of scarlet Rose King Banners formed a surging wave of blood.

Prince Will was shocked in his heart.

The nightmarish World War I of my youth came back.

"Defense—defense—"

He roared hysterically, raised his shield tremblingly but retreated, trying to hide in the middle of the army.

Beside the carriage in the middle of the army, the white-robed monk stared up quietly, his pupils were strangely clear, as if it was a mirror, or as if it were the sky, and the world was reflected in his pupils.

"It's the Qiangwei family...the dragon slayers?"

he said softly.

The voice was drowned in the noise.

The king's flag has arrived, and the cavalry of the Qiangwei family are surging.