Conquest

    Chapter 272 [Please complete]

    The next day, when the officers of the army reported Ruhr, they only said that the direction of the rebel camp under Osgiliath was quiet. Even the rebels abandoned the two large camps on their front side, and opened the way to open a passage. It seems that I didn't want to block it, but let the road open and let go of my own route to the city.

    Upon hearing the news, Ruhr's eyes suddenly came out. He immediately ran out and stood on the high slope. As expected, the rebels gave up two of them in the direction of their own. The big camp directly left a seductive passage for itself. The gap that came out of the battlefield, whether it is from the topography or the route, is extremely attractive. As long as you nod your head now, the next order, then the whole army can easily enter the Osgiliath city through the battlefield…

    "He damn it, these guys are really cunning."

    Ruhr muttered to his chin.

    "General."There are several generals around me who can't help but persuade them: "This is a rare opportunity. Those rebels must have been scared by us yesterday and dare not block us." We just took the opportunity to rush into the city! Our supply is not enough. As long as we can rush into the city, we can continue to fight with these guys calmly…"

    "Let's shut up."Ruhr sighed and glanced at the military generals behind him. Most of them were Flag Battalion's flag officers or deputies. Seeing that most people proposed to take the opportunity to rush into the city, Ruhr could not help but be disappointed. – Hey, it seems that there is a lack of insightful talent in his army.

    Suddenly I saw the young face standing in the corner of the tent. This young guy was reprimanded by himself yesterday, but there was no fear. At this moment, everyone in the tent was arguing, but he stood quietly in the corner. The face is calm and calm. Ruhr smiled and smiled: "Rheinhardt, do you have any opinion?"

    Before Ruhr spoke, everyone looked at him with a squint, but the General Lord suddenly spoke, but he first asked Rheinhardt's idea, and he could not help the crowd in the tent to be surprised.

    This Rheinhart is not the old sergeant that Ruhr brought from the previous 6th Army. This young guy was a young student from the Imperial Capital Military Academy before Ruhr was transferred to the Rhodelia cavalry Army General, but Ruhr has been It seems to be very popular with this young man, always with him. Even the major military affairs of some military forces allowed this young man named Rheinhardt to participate.

    At this moment, chubby does not ask others, but only asks Rheinhardt, but also makes a lot of surprises and dissatisfaction on the face of the old department who had been following chubby.

    Rheinhardt's look is calm, his appearance is not handsome, his body is not tall, it can be said that even some of his appearance is not good. Moreover, his temperament is also a bit more delicate and delicate. Although he is dressed in military uniforms, he looks better like a civilian official. His young face has a faint velvet beard and a hint of tenderness. the taste of.

    Rheinhardt was shrouded in the eyes of everyone, and when he thought about it for a moment, he smiled: "General, what do you think, we certainly can't enter the city."

    He said this, the people in the tent will be discolored, and some people can't help but rebut: "Rheinhardt, what are you talking about? We are coming from a thousand miles to mobilize Imperial Capital. Now that the opportunity to enter the city is good, how can we sit back and watch? ! ”

    Some people also hesitated: "Rheinhardt, are you worried that this is a trap for the enemy under the rebel arrangement? We have carefully looked at the terrain, and the gap left is a flat land of Pingyuan, and the surrounding terrain is wide and flat, and there is no ambush at all. Moreover, we are all cavalry, rushing all the way, and entering the city in a moment, the rebels can't make any tricks. ”

    This argument has triggered more people's approval: "Yes, Rheinhardt, are you too cautious? Be careful, some are good. ”

    Rheinhardt shook his head: "I am not worried about the ambush of the rebels. I have also seen the terrain on the battlefield. This flat terrain is clear at a glance, and there is no chance of ambush at all…"

    "So what are you hesitating?"

    Rheinhardt simply did not argue with people, just looking at Ruhr quietly: "General Lord, I still insist that I can't enter the city."

    Someone listened, and some people suddenly showed some anger, and even more tempered, they angered him on the spot: "Rheinhardt! Don't forget your identity! All of our military officers have already vowed to swear to the country! Are you so timid and shrinking, is it timid? Moreover, Osgiliath is in front of him and is being besieged by the rebels. We have a good chance not to enter the city…Do you have two hearts! ? ”

    Ta-da! Shut up! ”Ruhr immediately stopped the dispute. He glanced at the last general who angered Rheinhardt and frowned. "Be careful!" Rheinhardt’s loyalty is unquestionable. He naturally has his concerns. Everyone has no selfishness and is generally loyal to the country! If you are hurtful, don't say it later! ”

    Say, Ruhr waved his hand: "Go all down, I will think about it."

    Others tried to speak, Ruhr's face sank, and the person who wanted to talk suddenly looked at Ruhr's expression, and closed his mouth, and went out without saying a word. Instead, Ruhr finally screamed: "Rheinhardt, you stay."

    Others looked at Rheinhardt's eyes a little more complicated, and then walked out of the tent.

    Rheinhardt stood in front of Ruhr, waiting for the crowds in the tent to go out, and his young face showed a bitter smile: "Lord, good means."

    Ruhr pretends to be awkward: "What are you talking about?"

    Rheinhardt’s smile is a bit more bitter: “Lord, you have an idea in your heart that you can’t enter the city, but you don’t want to say it yourself, but you can use your mouth to tell the audience, right? Hey, you can see me, let me be the role of this offended person. ”

    Ruhr's face finally showed a little smile, looking at Rheinhardt: "Oh? How do you know that I don't want to go to town? ”

    "This is obvious."Rheinhardt shook his head: "You are not a fool, but Hughes and El Salvador among the rebels are not fools. In this battle, we all know very well that our army has too few odds. El Salvador and Hughes deliberately let the road open us into the city. It is simply uneasy. ”

    The smile in Ruhr's eyes is even stronger: "Oh? What's your view on that?

    "This is obvious."Rheinhardt: "Hughes and El Salvador are ambitious. Both of them are the best among the many warlords of the Governor. They are also far-sighted. Although the battle is at the moment, they have already begun to figure out what happened after the war. Our Rhodelia cavalry is a thorn in the hearts of the rebels, they must be removed soon! In this battle, they have to win, but it is difficult to defeat all the main forces of the Emperor in Osgiliath in one fell swoop, in order to fight for the world! This will maximize the benefits of this war. ”

    After a pause, Rheinhardt swallowed his mouth. He was a bit dry. Ruhr looked in his eyes and smiled. He grabbed his own water bag and threw it. Rheinhardt was welcome, and opened two. The eyes suddenly brightened: "Is it? Good wine! ”

    "Shut up, banned alcohol in the army, don't leave me a message."Ruhr deliberately raised his face.

    Rheinhardt poured two more mouths, only sighed and sighed and continued: "As I said earlier, this war, our army can not win! At this point, you know that Hughes and El Salvador are naturally not confused. So their goal is not only to win, but to win! It is best to completely eliminate the Rhodelia cavalry that is most threatening to them in this battle. ”

    "Mm."

    Rheinhardt looked at Ruhr's eyes and continued: "The 13th Army is the full cavalry Army, the all-in-one cavalry, and the most capable frontal attacking force among the emperors. If you want to defeat Rhodelia cavalry in the field, it seems to me that there is no military in this empire! With the combat power of Rhodelia cavalry, in the field, even if you face four or five times your own enemy, you are not afraid! What's more, we are cavalry! Even if the enemy can beat us, we can also use the power of cavalry to retreat. It may be possible to defeat us, but to completely eat us, the difficulty is too great. So, they came up with such a way, loosen the tight pockets and wait for us to get into it. ”

    Rheinhardt said that he was getting excited. He simply picked up the pen holder and the military book on the Ruhr table and imitated the terrain on the case.

    "The fighting power of cavalry lies in the field, not in the city! If we rush into the city, it is not difficult. But after entering the city, it has bound our calvalry field ability! Can not field cavalry, if all go to the city to defend the city battle, then Rhodalia cavalry's role is not as good as an ordinary infantry. After all, our soldiers are used to horse fighting. Second, although in general, the cavalry in the battle of the city is not unusable. For example, in some tactics, in the gap between the enemy and the siege, the defender's cavalry can also suddenly open the city to counterattack…However, these tactics can be used elsewhere, but they are not used at Osgiliath! ”Pointing at the topography on the table, he smiled bitterly: "Lord, this Osgiliath is the strongest defensive wall system on the mainland, but I have to say that when I was designing and building, I left behind. The biggest flaw is…This is simply the death of cavalry! Once any cavalry enters the city, it is equal to cutting off the horse legs! ”

    Rheinhardt sighed and smiled: "Under the wall of Osgiliath, there is a big river. This river is made by cutting into the sea and introducing seawater. This large river acts as a moat for Osgiliath. When it resists the enemy's siege, it will cause great trouble to the enemy. Because such a wide moat, it is impossible to fill it with manpower! It is precisely this moat, but it limits the role of cavalry in the city.

    There are several bridges connecting the two cases, but the narrowest part of the river is also tens of meters wide! In other words, if the defender cavalry in the city wants to go back to the city, it is simply a dead end! When the battalion cavalry goes out of the city, the first step is to step on the bridge over the river! The bridge that is several tens of meters long is only ten meters wide. Imagine that when the city's cavalry is going to go out of town, the cavalry of the brigade is crowded over the bridge, which is not the ordinary general city moat. ! This is a distance of tens of meters! If the cavalry of the brigade is crowded on the bridge, it is simply looking for death! If the enemy's generals have a little bit of brains, just send a team of heavy infantry to block the dead array of dead and dead in the bridge, and exchange a small amount of sacrifice for the time that the cavalry rushed out of the city is stuck on the bridge. Then intensive shooting with the back bow and arrow hands…On a narrow bridge, even without aiming, as long as the bow and arrow hands cover the shot, our cavalry will face a massacre! ”

    Not bad. And…?Ruhr sneered.

    "When we enter the city, we don't want to come out again! And after entering the city, we only use the next city as an infantry, and the combat power is more than half! More importantly, we have more than 30,000 horses! More than 30,000 horses! The amount of fodder that a horse eats every day is not a minority! Once we enter the city, more than 20,000 soldiers plus more than 30,000 horses will greatly accelerate the consumption of grain in the city! If I am the Commander-in-Chief of the enemy, even the siege will be saved, as long as the heavy armor is used to strengthen the bridge that blocks the city, plus the blockade at sea…Two months later, the people in the city themselves were almost hungry. ”

“……well said! ”

    Ruhr took a deep breath, but he looked more and more dignified. He stared at Rheinhardt, looked at it for a while, but shook his head gently. It seemed quite a bit pity: "So your What should we do?"

    Rheinhardt laughed again. He looked at Ruhr and then succumbed to a ceremony. He said: "General, you already have an idea in your heart, why bother to ask me again."

    Ruhr's tone is vague: "Well…Listening to other opinions is not a bad thing. ”

    Rheinhardt narrowed his eyes and looked at Ruhr. After watching it for a while, he finally made up his mind: "Lord, really want to hear?"

    "Of course I do."

    "Then I beg you for one thing."Rheinhardt looks cold: "No matter what I am talking about, after listening to it, you should not punish me for my words."

“……Alright

    Rheinhardt seemed to be relieved, he snorted, and there was some disdain in the laughter: "In my opinion, at this time, you have three choices. First, immediately lead the army and leave here! Because in my opinion, this time you are eager to help Osgiliath, it is not an wise choice. I am not asking you to escape, but to lead the army back north! At the moment, in the northern region, most of the rebels were drawn out and gathered under the city of Osgiliath! The rebel military areas in the north are empty. You just want to go north to attack the rebel old nests. As long as you take the opportunity to attack the old nests of the two military regions, then these rebel forces on the front line are naturally confused! Although these guys are still united at the moment, once their roots are threatened, it will be hard to say if they will stay here again. After all, people are selfish! Second, continue to be with the enemy outside the city. Once the situation changes, if the Empire wins, chase the rebels. If the rebels win, they will immediately leave the army and go straight south. The rebels are still in the public, but they cannot stop us. Cavalry. There are still many counties in the south that are in the hands of the empire. At that time, they will crown the crown prince and crown them as the new emperor. Then they will order the southern counties to mobilize their forces to rectify the army and continue to compete with the rebels. As for the third choice, hey, naturally, the army is going to the city, and then waiting for the day when the city is broken, it’s a must for the country, it’s also a benevolence, and there will be a wonderful one in the history books. pen……However, I will take the liberty to look at General's style of acting. I am afraid that I will not choose this third item. ”

    Rheinhardt finished this, looking at Ruhr.

    Ruhr squinted, as if the heart had been weighed for a long time, but did not say anything immediately, but the eyes were staring at Rheinhardt and looking at it. Only when people looked at their hearts, they took back their eyes.

    "Unfortunately, what a pity…"Ruhr grinned.

    Rheinhardt smiled: "General, are you sorry for me?"

    "How do you know it is for you?"

    Rheinhardt shook his head: "Since my words yesterday, General Lord began to doubt me, I will not understand. In particular, when I said that I was taught by Carvesylver Lord, Lord's face was a little less friendly…hēi hēi. ”

    Said, Rheinhardt's tone was a bit low, and smiled bitterly: "In the tent, you asked me to say in front of the public that I can't enter the city. On the one hand, I use spear to make it, and on the other hand, what is the intention? ……Isn't Lord dare to say that you didn't mean to let me offend the generals, so that the military will be stunned by me? ”

    Ruhr slowly nodded: "Okay, I admit! I did it on purpose. I did start to have some suspicions about you, this is not false, I am not hiding, not for anything else, just for Carvesylver that guy! You are the disciple of that person, I can't be very relieved about you! Hmmm

    "I understand that since Lord doubts me, I naturally will not dare to reuse me in the future. Today, I took the opportunity to tell the words of these offended people, so that the people in the army will have a disgusting heart. In the future, I will want to do some small moves. In this army, except for you, everyone will not see me, naturally. I can't afford any big waves, right? ”

    "You are so smart, not ordinary."Ruhr laughed twice: "So I am so sorry, you are such a talent, I dare not use it…Hey, Carvesylver's hand actually reached the Imperial Academy, how can I be assured? ”

    Rheinhardt smiled and reached out and took a piece of paper from his arms and gently placed it in front of Ruhr.

    "What?"

    "My resignation."Rheinhardt shook his head: "Last day, Lord, you have already understood, you will understand that you will not reuse me any more. Instead of being suspicious here, stay here, it is better to go elsewhere and show my ambitions. ."

    "You are already ready."Ruhr laughed and glanced at the resignation in front of him: "You don't worry about me killing you?"

    "I will not go to the rebels, how can you kill me."Rheinhart faintly said: "I originally thought that the Emperor is in the upper and lower, General Ruhr. You are acting without any arrogance. People like me may have the opportunity to learn what you have learned, but I didn't expect you to have Mr. Carvesylver. Disciples have such great wariness, since this is…"

    "Where are you going?"

    "I didn't say it when Green teacher recommended me to you. If you don't need me here, I can go to the North to vote for him. I heard that the Shaar Thunder Lord Commander is also a guy who is acting unexpectedly. Maybe he will be more appetizing. ”Rheinhardt looked at Ruhr's eyes: "Please also complete the General."

    "The city of Mesta was broken. The Odin people only left 3,000 people to defend the city, and the big troops continued to go south."

    Green stood in front of Shaar and looked dignified.

    Shaar is also amazed: "Is it? Manninger got the food and supplies, did not actually turn back to deal with us? ”

    Green wry smile: "I am afraid we all want to thank Corinthia Lord, County overseer Lord Martyr, ordered the city's Granary burned, Manninger although occupied the city of Mesta, but did not get too much grain supplies, and the south Side also has the seventh arm Y, he dared not waste his time looking back against us, but had to kill the Seventh Army that threatened him the most when the grain and grass were now barely ready. Because for him, we are not a small force of thousands of people here, far from the seventh Army is important. ”

    Shaar suddenly blinked: "The city of Mesta is now only three thousand Odin people? Maybe we can…"

    "Do you want to attack Mesta?"Green immediately shook his head: "Nothing. This is already news four days ago. We have too few troops, and I dare not send too many scouts to explore the horses, so as not to waste their troops. So the news got too late. Maybe Manninger has already defeated the seventh Army back to the division. And this is too risky. Once we send troops to sneak attack, being entangled in the wild by the enemy is too dangerous for us. Moreover, even if you attacked Mesta, Mesta just experienced a big battle, the city wall was damaged, and the ordnance was insufficient. We couldn't keep it. ”

    The two were negotiating, and suddenly they heard the rapid footsteps outside. Kato rushed in. When people had not entered the hall, they shouted: "Shaar! Lord! ! The messenger of our army is here! It is the seventh Army! ! ”

    Seventh Army? !

    Shaar and Green listened and almost jumped at the same time.