The Sun King's Evidence

The idea of ​​​​Elector Marius set off a huge wave in the hall of von Zhukov Castle.

A replica of the Battle of the Three Kings?

Everyone in the courtyard looked at me and I looked at you, but they all couldn't figure out what Marius wanted to do.

There is no doubt that the War of Three Kings fought in Middenstanger between the current Sun King Lane and Boris Todbringer was one of the most glorious victories against the Beastmen and Greenskins in human history. Immediately after its conclusion, it became the focus of study by all military aristocrats in the old world and one of the must-learn battle examples in major military academies and universities. In the case of an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, Ryan organically combined bravery and flexibility through strategy and adventure. , always holding the initiative in the battle.

One attack and one defense, concentrating superior forces, diagonal formation, Laun's containment, as well as the exquisite use of cavalry and timing of attack. On the one hand, the lake god's magic assists and on the other hand, the fire magic kills. Finally, the ice witch unblocks the river and collapses. Beastmen Military Formation, this battle has been studied countless times by the generals and military nobles of the old world.

Marius mentioned the Battle of the Three Kings, and everyone was naturally familiar with it. Yes, if such a military miracle could be accomplished, then the empire would still have a chance.

"Tell me more about it." Karl-Franz was slightly moved. He glanced at Charlemagne's chosen champion Woten, who was sitting in the corner. Seeing that he didn't speak, the emperor thought that there was no shortage of top-level combat power. As Woten, as a Charlemagne’s chosen champion possesses the high-level strength of the Holy Domain, and it goes without saying how powerful he is holding the divine hammer Gael Maraz. Over the past year, there have been a total of 32 barbarian chiefs, barbarian champions, and chaos wizards. , Chaos Champion, and Chaos Chosen died in the hands of Woten.

"Marius, war is not a chess game. You can't use the existing battle examples." Duke Ivan of the Griffin spoke. He is Ryan's godfather. This veteran is also a strong man in the sanctuary. He touched his own Goatee frowned: "If nothing else, how can we ensure that the Chaos army will attack at the location we planned, and it will be the main force?"

Marius sneered. The Crazy Count took a deep breath first, and then made a grunting pig sound. After barking for about five seconds, he said to everyone: "Lost a battle, cheat the enemy, just like... It’s the same as in the Battle of Three Kings.”

The Elector of Aviland came to the map and pointed at the entire Golden Fortress.

"The western section of the Golden Fortress is Erengrad and the Oster Territory. Here we have the assistance of the Nord Navy, the Imperial Navy, the Kislev Navy and even the High Elf Navy. The journey to the Shadow Forest is long and complicated, and it has never been the main force of Chaos. direction of attack."

"The eastern section of the Golden Fortress is the Ostermark Wasteland, and further south is Sylvania. Chaos is definitely not interested in attacking there. Besides... we all know what the situation is in the eastern section now."

Everyone couldn't help but nod. Everyone knew the situation in the eastern section. Is the undead occupying it now?

Are the undead friendly forces? At present, it seems that it is barely possible. Over the past year or so, the undead have supported the imperial army and resisted the attacks of Chaos many times at critical moments. Although the two sides have no formal alliance, they have a somewhat tacit understanding, and the Chaos army is also interested in attacking the dead. He is not interested in it. The undead do not have the blood and fighting that Chaos craves, nor can they appreciate the emotional fluctuations of the dead.

Karl Franz understood somewhat, and the emperor asked: "What do you mean, are we abandoning the golden fortress in the middle to lure the enemy deeper?"

"That's right." Marius nodded, and the Crazy Count grunted like a pig a few more times, and then chirped a few times: "If we want to lure the enemy deeper, we must lose a battle, and we must defeat it truly, so that The Chaos bastards feel that they can completely defeat us at any time, and even...even have the opportunity to kill the supreme emperor of Charlemagne's empire in person."

"In this way, the Eternal God's Chosen will inevitably lead the army to rush through the golden fortress. As long as they enter the battlefield we have preset, the Chaos Army will be attacked from three sides, and we will have a chance to defeat the Eternal God's Chosen."

Marshal Rick Helberg's eyes suddenly became sharp. He stood up and wanted to yell, what on earth are you planning, you idiot? Go ahead and tell Charlemagne!

The Emperor restrained Heilberg, who listened carefully to Marius' plan.

The situation was now extremely critical. Karl Franz knew that if this continued, the empire would definitely fail. It was time to consider taking some risks.

What the empire needs now is a decisive victory. If it can kill the Eternal Chosen outside the Golden Fortress on the spot, or it can eliminate the main force of the Chaos Army and force the Eternal Chosen to give up this trip south and return to the Chaos Wasteland to wait for the opportunity. , are all successful.

The emperor understood Marius' tactics, which was to open the middle of the golden fortress, attract the attention of Chaos, and then fake a defeat and retreat, luring the Eternal Chosen and his main army into the breach, and fight with the empire at the location chosen by the empire. The army fought, and then attacked from three sides, holding back the main force of Chaos and giving Woten time to defeat the Eternal Chosen.

This is indeed a replica of the Battle of the Three Kings. Ryan also fought like this. There were few people on the right wing. He went up to fake defeat and lured the greenskins to attack. Then he formed a diagonal formation and led Miden to form a solid defense line. Ms. Veronica’s Doomsday Judgment The Great Spell caused the greenskins to suffer huge losses and were unable to defeat the Midden leaders. On the left wing, Ryan concentrated his superior forces and penetrated the Beastmen's formation head-on. Then, Teresa and Aurora first discharged the water upstream to overwhelm the Beastmen's formation. , then frozen, and when the battle situation was tense, he decisively sent out the Old Guard to win the battle in one fell swoop.

Marius's plan was to copy the plan on the spot and open the middle section of the Golden Fortress. The Emperor would go up with a small number of troops to fake defeat, lure the main force of the Chaos Army to attack, and then set up positions behind the Golden Fortress, waiting for the enemy to enter the encirclement and attack. Woten was ready to go. To solve the Eternal Chosen, at the critical moment, the Half-Gryphon Knight and the Rick Guards attacked from the side and sealed the victory in one fell swoop.

There's drama! The emperor's eyes lit up, but before he could say more, Nuer General Albrecht Ludwig-Johann Ludenhoff spoke. This famous Nuer general, Emmanuel The confidant said: "This is of course a good plan, but the question is, everyone, who will fake the defeat? The people responsible for the fake defeat at that time were the Teutonic Guards and White Wolf Knights of the inner ring of the White Wolf Knights with more than 2,500 years of history. and the Sons of Ulric, who are the most elite troops in Middenheim. If they cannot retreat in an organized and orderly manner, the false defeat will immediately turn into a rout. At that time, the unorganized army will easily be able to overwhelm the rear. friendly forces, then our situation is really over."

Everyone couldn't help but nod as soon as General Ludenhoff spoke. Karl Franz simply said: "Then let me and my Rick Guards come!"

"The number is too small. Two to three hundred Rick Guards will be swallowed up by the enemy in an instant." Heilberg quickly shook his head.

"Add Franz's Guards Corps?" The emperor still didn't give up.

"The training is not enough, Your Majesty. If the army is used to lure the enemy, we cannot count on the subsequent battles." Griffin Duke Ivan squinted his eyes. The veteran general did not agree with such a risky approach: "What will happen then?" Can people fight the main force of Chaos at a critical moment?"

Marius's plan was too risky. Not only did Karl Franz have to sell it in person, but he also had to bet that the army could retreat in an orderly manner without a false defeat turning into a real rout. He also had to ensure that he could lure Chaos into eternity. The Chosen God personally led the main force here, and also ensured that the armies of other electors could hold back most of the Chaos Army. Finally, they also had to ensure that the emperor's personal army could open a path to the Eternal Chosen One. In the end, Wo Teng must win, otherwise the outcome will be for nothing.

After Ivan said this, the heated atmosphere in the hall dropped a lot.

"..." Emperor Karl-Franz also felt a little reluctant after hearing this. Although the emperor still had ideas, he could only say: "Tell me about your middle and worst strategies, Marius. Let's talk about it first. one time."

Marius showed a look of disappointment on his face. Normally, the way a person proposes the best, middle, and worst strategies is actually that the best strategy is too radical, and the lower strategy is equivalent to surrendering. It is a method to induce people to choose the middle strategy. But Marius was different. Marius really wanted to act according to the best policy. Seeing that the emperor did not adopt it all at once, the elector Marius' interest dropped a lot.

"As for the middle strategy, it's still the same. We need to retreat in an orderly manner." Marius said to everyone: "The difference is that we retreat first, leaving a protrusion in the middle of the golden fortress to lure the enemy to attack and let the chaos The main force enters our encirclement, and then... a pincer-type offensive, we resist it from the front and attack from both wings."

This strategy involves much less risk, but its possible results are also much smaller, and it's a bit of a gamble.

"What if the main force of Chaos doesn't come?" Sure enough, Elector Geisel asked.

"Then at least part of the Chaos army will be eaten. Let's talk about the rest later." Marius could only shrug.

"What about the next best option?" Karl-Franz thought that the best option was too risky, but the middle option was easier to accept.

"The next step is... let's launch an attack directly from Erengrad through the Linsk River! Cross the Golden Fortress and attack Prague by surprise!" Marius said seriously: "Chaos will never expect that we will take the initiative to attack. We will definitely be able to defeat Chaos. We were caught off guard, but the problem is that we have to gamble that the Eternal Chosen himself is in Prague, otherwise...this is a top, middle and bottom strategy, please make your decision."

"Your Majesty, please make your decision!" Everyone in the hall looked at Emperor Karl Franz.

Karl-Franz hesitated again and again. He thought for a long time. In the end, under the strong opposition of Helberg, Ludwig, Duke Ivan and others, the emperor did not choose the best option, nor did he choose to surprise Prager. The last resort.

He chose to retreat slowly and reorganize the empire's defense line. At the same time, he ordered the opening of the middle section of the Golden Fortress to create a salient, where he prepared to set up an ambush to attract the main force of Chaos and engage in a decisive battle with the Chaos army.

The decisive battle location was chosen in Heffenggen in the middle of the Ostermark Territory. It was a barren swamp and protrusion. The Imperial Army was preparing to set up defenses in Heffengen, trapping the main force of Chaos in the swamp and taking advantage of the firepower advantage. And a pincer offensive, looking for opportunities to send Woten in front of the Eternal Chosen, allowing him to defeat the Eternal Chosen.

This operational plan was named "Plan to Defend the Talabek River."

Everyone knows that if this plan fails, Chaos will directly attack Herzig and Talabheim, and the empire will lose half of its country.

After the battle plan was decided, everyone dispersed and began to prepare individually.

"Then, Esme III, I will trouble you to go to the front line and preside over the abandonment of the Golden Fortress." Karl Franz was very tired after several hours of discussion, and he casually ordered.

"Yes." Acting Archbishop Esme III came out of the castle hall. His face was livid, and he clenched his archbishop's scepter in anger.

What the hell is this battle plan?

Luther Huss and Woten, two heretics!

Gelt! Enemies of the Church! The biggest traitor!

Are you still planning to give up the achievements of our righteous church for more than a year and give up the golden fortress? Abandon the sacred walls of justice and allow the enemies of the Empire to enter its territory?

Esme III was furious. He believed that he had never received regular and equal treatment from Emperor Karl-Franz. He believed that he was the religious leader of the empire for granted, but now all the power of the Church of Justice was in the hands of Woten. , and the emperor only regarded him as a servant, not an equal leader.

He didn't get a chance to speak at all at the meeting. Everyone just set a combat opportunity for him to execute.

Since you want me to remove the Golden Fortress, then remove it! Esme III came to the Odefen front line. The acting archbishop announced that he would transfer all combat priests and monks and give up the maintenance of the Golden Fortress. He and his people left the northern front line and embarked on the journey back to Brunswick. journey.

Just hold Wroten and Luther Hus in your arms and drown them! Esme III thought angrily, since no one needs me, so be it!

Acting Archbishop Esme III immediately left with about two hundred fighting priests and more than a thousand righteous church paladins loyal to him, leaving behind the golden fortress walls that had lost the blessing of faith, trembled, and cracked.

Unfortunately, the Empire has not yet understood the principles of the Golden Fortress. In the Empire's view, if the blessing and maintenance of the middle section of the Golden Fortress's wall are removed, only those areas that have been abandoned for maintenance will collapse.

In fact, if Gelt was still around, it could indeed be the case, and the Great Alchemist could fine-tune the defenses of the Golden Fortress.

However, Galt thought of this problem before leaving, and the great alchemist smelted the entire golden fortress into one body in one go! The failure of a few nodes means the entire line collapses.

As the seventh day of Esme III's departure came, Emperor Karl-Franz and the imperial generals were still arranging the rear defense line, arranging the battle sequence, and mobilizing the army, when reports came from the front that the golden fortress began to collapse across the board!

The main force of Chaos gathered thousands of troops. As the hated wall was shattered, they chanted and rapped hymns to the Chaos Gods and began to attack and gather along Odefen. The Yankees cheered and poured into the Empire from the widening rift.

Odefen fell within six hours, and the entire northern part of Ostermark was instantly occupied by Chaos.

At this time, the empire was only half ready. Heilberg's troops had already begun to set up formations in Heffengen, but Marius's and Wotten's troops still had 30% of their troops yet to be mobilized, and the second troops prepared in advance were The third line of defense is not ready yet! The empire only has about 90,000 men capable of fighting.

However, the leader of the Chaos side, Croon the Conqueror, was also surprised. Archaon's lieutenant was confused when he heard that the Golden Fortress collapsed. The opportunity was not lost. Croon did not have time to mobilize all the Chaos troops. Instead, he directly mobilized all the Chaos Chapters and warbands that he could mobilize in a short period of time and personally led the deputy commander Chaos Guards to set off. The approximately 200,000 Chaos army rushed directly to the empire's scheduled decisive battle location-Ostermark Province. The city of Heffengen.

The empire's luck was good. Chaos did come towards the scheduled decisive battle location, but the number was still too much.

Karl-Franz was furious. He realized the dire situation when he rushed to Heffengen. The emperor knew that something was urgent. The defense line behind the Golden Fortress was not ready yet. If he failed in Heffengen, Chaos would Arrive directly at the gates of Talabheim.

He was forced to make a decision.

Captain Gentry of the Reik Guards accepted the emperor's order and personally carried the letter to the East.

The Empire decided to seek help from the undead.

The battle of Heffengen must be won, otherwise half of the empire will fall.

Just like that, the Great Battle of Heffengen, which will decide the fate of the empire, is about to break out.

It has been updated. The battle plan map has been posted in the group, and will also be posted in the Easter egg chapter later. Those who are interested can take a look.