Tome of Blood

  Charlotte's words finally fully inspired the fighting spirit of the northern nobles.

  For a while, the nobles were full of fighting spirit, once again vying for the title of the vanguard of the army, each of them wanted to take the lead in fighting.

  Charlotte can't understand why these nobles are so interested in leading the charge by taking the lead.

  In order to maintain her image, she didn't ask too much, but quickly handed over the command to the commander in chief, Baron Angus.

  Speak when it's time to speak, and cheer when it's time to cheer.

   When it was time to fight, Charlotte still trusted the experienced Baron Angus, who had commanded many battles, more than his own rhetoric.

  The Baron Angus also respectfully took orders, and began to direct the various nobles to make arrangements before the battle.

  Every nobleman in the tent came with soldiers.

  In fact, they are the "officers" of Castel's army.

  As long as they are given a task, it means that an order has been given to the entire coalition forces.

   During the period when Baron Angus gave the command, Charlotte was not idle, but listened attentively, secretly learning how Baron Angus commanded and mobilized the army.

  Professional matters are indeed better left to professional people, but as a feudal lord, Charlotte also thinks that she must strengthen her military literacy.

   Not to mention learning to be like those good war kings, but at least you must know how to fight.

   To Charlotte's surprise and interest, Baron Angus' arrangement for the tasks of the nobles was very simple.

   That is, the whole army is dispatched to attack directly.

  He issued many command orders in advance, which were very simple and rude. As for the command after the war, he only roughly asked the nobles to listen to the horn and act.

  Of course, this is an order to the nobles of the North.

   In fact, the most critical link lies in another place.

  Before the start of the battle, Earl Gaston will send envoys to contact the rebels, with the suggestion of flanking the Castel army one after the other, and tricking the main force of the cavalry hidden behind the camp of the Legolis family to fight.

  That's right, the main force of the Legris family's cavalry is not in the camp, but hidden behind the camp.

   This is the news that Sebastian brought back after his own investigation.

  Charlotte thought that this might be because the rebel army also knew the "identity of Earl Gaston", and originally planned to launch a front and back attack on Castel with Tulip's army, so they hid the main force of the cavalry.

   After all, as long as the timing is right, the Legolis family's thousands of cavalry troops have every chance to cooperate with Tulip's standing and directly smash Castel's coalition forces.

   Of course, this may be the idea of ​​​​the rebel leader.

  Charlotte’s plan is that Castel’s entire army was dispatched as a feint attack at the beginning, and would not really launch a charge against the camp where the rebels had built fortifications.

  After the army of the Earl of Tulips sent a signal to the rebels to lure the main cavalry of the rebels into fighting, the army of the Earl of Tulips would fight back and rush directly to the main force of the rebels to complete the encirclement with the coalition forces.

   At that time, it will be the real all-out attack.

   During this process, the army of the Tulip County will be divided into two parts.

   Among them, the cavalry unit will fly the Boulder flag together with Castel's cavalry, acting as the Boulder army that lures the main force of the rebels.

  The infantry will hide among the coalition forces. After the main force of the rebel army is surrounded, they will activate the magic array and lead the noble coalition forces to formally charge against the rebel camp.

   Baron Angus has only one purpose.

   That would be a battle, completely defeating the main force of the rebel army!

  The battle plan was quickly arranged, and it was obvious that the army of the Earl of Tulip was the most important part.

  Once the strategy is successful, the coalition forces will be able to defeat the main force of the rebels at the least cost.

   After all, there are more than 10,000 troops, and they have been waiting for so long. Castel's real enemy is in the south. As for the rebels... If you can reduce a little loss, you can reduce a little loss.

  After the order was issued, the nobles left one after another to prepare and mobilize their respective teams.

  The official start of the war was set for the morning of the next day, and the coalition forces were running all the way and needed to rest for a night.

   And Earl Gaston also sent his eldest son Otis as the messenger of "Polder" under Charlotte's secret signal, and went to the rebel camp to meet the rebel leader in person after nightfall.

  He will present the "combat plan" of Castel's frontal attack, and "discuss" the specific plan of attacking Castel with the rebels.

  It is a very simple and crude strategy, the key lies in whether the rebels believe it or not.

  Charlotte felt that the rebels would probably believe it, but when Otis left, she was still somewhat nervous inevitably.

  No way, this is the first time she has participated in a war since time travel, and she participated in the war as a lord.

  Even after all kinds of preparations, she is confident that she will win the battle against the rebellion, but she will inevitably feel nervous.

   Fortunately, Otis returned smoothly after leaving for more than three hours, and he also brought back a piece of news that made people feel certain—

  The rebels agreed to the proposal of the "Tulip Army".

In fact, thinking about it, it is impossible for the rebels to doubt the position of Earl Gaston. After all... who would have thought that an earl who had sworn allegiance to the new lord with a territory behind Boulder would suddenly fall to Castel? .

  After Charlotte transformed Earl Gaston and his son into blood servants, the balance of the rebellion completely changed.

   What's interesting is that when Odis was visiting the high-level rebel army, the leader of the rebel army even suggested to Odis that he could take advantage of the night tonight to cooperate with Tulip's army to launch a night attack on Castel's camp.

   And...seems like that's what the Rebels were going to do.

  Of course, this proposal was rejected by Otis.

  The reason is that Tulip's army is not ready yet.

   On this journey, the armor of the extraordinary soldier has not yet been fully charged, and it is not convenient to deploy the magic energy array, which cannot effectively kill the Castel army.

   "Who is the leader of the rebel army?"

  After listening to Otis' report, Charlotte couldn't help asking.

  The proposal of night attack really startled her.

   I have to say that the commanders of the rebel army are really sharp. If they really launch a night attack on Castel's side, it will be really troublesome.

Although Castel can also lay traps in advance, at most he can only eat the sneak attack troops of the rebels, and the sneak attack at night can only be a small group of elite troops. For Charlotte, it is considered annihilation of the opponent It doesn't make sense either.

   "It's a baron of the Legris family, named Chait."

  Otis replied.

   "Chait? Is that him?"

   Baron Angus raised his eyebrows slightly.

  Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"who is he?"

   Baron Angus replied respectfully:

   "My lord, it should be Chait de Legris. He is Lola's half-brother and the illegitimate son of the former Viscount Legris. He is a young man with quite a commanding talent."

   "It is said that a few years ago, he commanded the private soldiers of the Legris family to win more with less, and defeated the northern pirates who went south to plunder many times."

  After listening to Baron Angus' introduction, Charlotte nodded slightly.

   "It's a pity that such an outstanding talent is standing on the opposite side of Castel."

   Sebastian on the side smiled, and flattered:

   "Master, if you want to say that you are excellent, you are the best."

   "Compared to you, the new generation of the Legris family is still not good enough. No matter how good he is, he still fell into your trap..."

  Charlotte didn't pay attention to Sebastian's flattery. This guy has become more and more self-conscious since he followed her, and he never let go of any opportunity to flatter him.

   "Master Odis, did you not see Laura among the rebels?"

   At this moment, Viscount Leon Castel suddenly spoke and asked a question.

  Otis froze for a moment:

   "Lola? The Viscountess of the Legris family? No, not at all."

   He shook his head.

  Charlotte keenly noticed that after hearing Odis's reply, Viscount Leon-Castle frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

   "Your Excellency Viscount, is there any question?"

   Charlotte asked.

  The old Viscount hesitated for a moment and said:

   "No, it's just... a bit strange. I remember that because of concerns about family succession, Laura has always been very wary of his half-brother, but she didn't expect that now she would let him lead the army alone..."

   "It seems that, somewhere we don't know, something should have happened within the Legolis family."

  Hearing what the old Viscount said, Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

  She thought of some news that came back one after another after Nice recently "joined" the Legris family.

   It is said that after it "surrendered", it did not see the high-level members of the Legris family. On the contrary... it often saw the woman named Eudocia.

   Or to be more precise, the black dragon that turned into a human.

   It seems that the orders of the high-level rebels are often passed through the black dragon.

   "Odis, among the rebels, is there a woman named Eudocia?"

   Charlotte asked.

  Otis was stunned for a moment, and replied respectfully:

   "I don't seem to have seen it."

   "No..."

  Charlotte was thoughtful.

   "Master Earl, have you found any problems?"

   Baron Angus asked.

  Charlotte pondered for a moment, then shook her head:

   "No, nothing, just curious about the movements of the high-level rebels."

  …

  One night passed quickly.

  In the early morning of the next day, when the day was just getting dark, the camp of the Castel coalition army was like a huge war machine, slowly turning into motion.

   After a night's rest, the soldiers' energy was restored. After eating a breakfast consisting of black bread, dried meat and ale, the teams of various noble families began to prepare for the battle.

  The hussars waved Castel's black eagle flags, shuttled among the small camps of various noble families, and passed on information, while the nobles also raised their own family flags and began to line up troops.

  Charlotte stood on a hill not far away. The terrain here was relatively high, and she could have a panoramic view of her own camp. Not only that, but also the rebel camp by the river and the soldiers patrolling in the camp.

  Of course, the most amazing thing is the camp of the coalition army. It may not be very intuitive when you are in the camp. Only when you look down from the hills can you fully feel the magnificence of the tens of thousands of troops.

  Under the waving of flags one after another, the armies of different noble families flowed slowly like rivers, constantly combining and converging, and gradually forming formed arrays one by one.

  The sun gradually rises from the continuous forest on the horizon, and the golden sunlight spreads across the land.

  The stretching Dorn River is like a golden ribbon, shining brightly in the sun.

  The coalition army is also shining in the sun, which is the armor on the nobles and soldiers.

  Through the equipment on her body, Charlotte can clearly distinguish which are nobles, which are private soldiers, and which are conscripted peasant soldiers.

   It is worth mentioning that in every formation formed by the coalition of nobles, the nobles are at the forefront. They wear exquisite armor, ride tall horses, or simply walk.

   Behind them are the knights and private soldiers who followed them, and finally the conscripted farmers and soldiers.

  Of course, there are far fewer knights following the nobles than in the past.

   Most of them were summoned to Earl Gaston's side and Tulip's cavalry to form cavalry for camouflage and raids.

  The rest are just some personal guards.

   Seeing these nobles who took the lead, Charlotte couldn't help sighing:

   "Northern nobles... still really like to be at the forefront in the war!"

"Master, in fact, not only the nobles of the Northland, but also the nobles of the entire human world. In wars, they who possess extraordinary power will always be at the forefront. It is said that this is the 'chivalry spirit' that human nobles follow. 'The creed of 'heroic' in ' is also the honor and pride of nobles."

  Beside Charlotte, Sebas, who held an umbrella for her, said respectfully.

   "Chivalry..."

  Charlotte muttered to herself and shook her head:

   "It is obvious that the commander rushed so far forward, and they are not afraid that the battle situation will get out of control because they are deeply involved in local battles and cannot grasp the situation from the overall perspective..."

   "Master, human nobles have always been like this. This can also maximize the extraordinary power they possess. If any noble hides behind, they will be laughed at by their colleagues."

   Sebastian said with a smile.

  Charlotte sighed:

   "No wonder Angus gave all the instructions clearly from the beginning, and after the war started, he only planned to communicate through the horn..."

   "It seems that he didn't expect to be able to mobilize these crazy nobles obediently after the fight."

  Sebas shrugged:

   "No way, this is the human art of war."

  Charlotte listened, but shook her head and said:

   "No, this is Myria's Art of War."

   And at this time, the thick and vicissitudes of the horn sounded from afar, resounding through the sky.

  Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

   This is the horn of war.

  The battle between the coalition forces and the rebels is about to begin.