Under the gloomy sky are mountains covered with thick snow. The howling wind turned the soldiers' faces paler than their armor.
This is the Alps. A troop of thirty thousand men was crossing it. This force was composed of a mixture of the Mercian Field Army and the Illyrian Field Army of the Seven Hills Empire. The general who commanded it was Su Cornelius Scipio, the ruler of the Seven Hills Empire.
The mountain road is rugged and it is difficult for the horses to walk after carrying heavy loads. Therefore, Su Cornelius Scipio ordered all the cavalry of the field army to ride on donkeys, and put the horses together with cattle, sheep and other meat animals at the rear of the army to drive.
After capturing the Island Republic, Sue Cornelius Scipio began to restore the Seven Hills Empire.
"The Alemannic Federation has been newly defeated and has insufficient troops. In order to prepare for our counterattack, they will inevitably transfer most of their remaining troops to our border. At this time, they can unexpectedly cross the Alps and they will definitely succeed!"
"What a brilliant idea! Start slowly from the border and advance slowly. It will take decades to recover the lost territory. If you directly bypass the border defenses and penetrate directly into the Versailles Palace of the Alemannic Federation, you can defeat Alemannic within a few months. The Nigerian Federation collapsed!" A minister accompanying the army flattered, "Only an extraordinary genius can come up with such a method! The newcomers will enthusiastically praise this Alpine conspiracy to regain the western territory in one fell swoop!"
"Go straight to the Palace of Versailles? Idiot, do you know how far the Alps are from the Palace of Versailles? Once the supply line is cut off, you will die!" Su. Cornelius Scipio snorted, "This I also listened to some of Berengar's suggestions for this battle plan. His Praetorian Guards and the First Royal Field Army first used a big fanfare to contain the main force of the Alemannic coalition at the border, while I secretly crossed the Alps. Assault on their rear. As long as we eat up the remaining troops of the Alemannic Federation, we can advance all the way. How can it take ten years to regain our homeland in the west?"
"The most brilliant plan!" said the minister, "Basileus, if you hadn't said it just now, we mortals wouldn't have been able to understand the subtlety of it!"
Dabisha secretly pulled off the minister's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "I remember that Basileus didn't fight many battles. Why didn't he send us on a surprise attack and go to the front of the battlefield? Isn't this much safer? "
The minister rolled his eyes: "Idiot, it's hard work to hold back the enemy's main force on the frontal battlefield. The credit goes to this one. Which one do you think Basileus likes?"
"Basileus!" Another minister shouted from the front, "The highest peak is ahead!"
"Okay!" Su Cornelius Scipio was overjoyed, "Send me the military order. Suspend the march and station the entire army where you are! Call the court painter over!"
A middle-aged man wrapped in a fur coat rushed up with painting tools. He was the court painter of the Qiqiu Imperial Palace. Originally, it was not his turn to join the army in such a military operation. But Su Cornelius Scipio had always wanted to leave a painting on the top of the Alps before setting off, so he brought it with him.
Su. Cornelius Scipio said loudly to the court painter in front of everyone: "When I stand on the highest peak, you can paint according to the real scene. Paint whatever you see, and give this moment to Record it truly! Do you understand?”….
So the minister took the painter aside and whispered: "The face should be drawn handsome, the movements should be drawn boldly, and the body should be drawn taller. Don't forget to change the sitting donkey into a horse. It is best to add it in the background A few flashes of lightning make it more powerful. The name of the painting is "Bachelor Crossing the Alps". Do you understand?"
The painter nodded repeatedly. Without the need for explanations from these ministers, if Su had really painted as Cornelius Scipio said, he would have been unemployed a long time ago.
In order to make himself appear more powerful, Su Cornelius Scipio began to wear the exquisite but lack of practical ceremonial armor brought with the army.
The disappointing report came at this moment:
"Report! We found an enemy camp on the top of the mountain!"
"Camp?" Su. Cornelius Scipio was startled. He hurriedly took off the half-worn ceremonial armor, got on the donkey and went
Go check it out. But they saw a huge camp built on the top of the precarious peak. Look at the many flags, there are at least ten thousand defenders inside.
"What's going on?" Sue Cornelius Scipio hurriedly turned the donkey's head around, "Call Dabitha over here!"
Dabisha, who was summoned, looked at the camp on the top of the mountain for a long time.
"This camp is very strong. It is almost impossible for us to storm it - although we have three times the number of people, there is no way to make trebuchets on this mountain. Before the enemy surrenders, our supplies will be in crisis."
"Does that mean this road is dead?"
Dabisha nodded sadly: "It seems that our plan has been seen through by the enemy. At this time, the only way to go is to go."
Before Dabisha finished speaking, suddenly another soldier came to report: "Oh no! Suddenly there are soldiers and horses on our left and right sides!"
"Oops, this is an ambush!" Dabisha shouted, "Basileus, let's retreat quickly!"
Upon hearing what Darbysa said, Sue Cornelius Scipio turned around and ran away. So Dabisha waved to the surrounding troops: "The rear team will change to the front team! Evacuate here immediately!"
This way the army retreated.
In the camp on the top of the mountain, a short man in his thirties or forties stood on the wall and stared at the troops of the Seven Hills Empire retreating.
"Consul!" A soldier holding a pile of flags shouted under the fence, "All the good flags have been planted, and the remaining ones are a little damaged. Do you want to plant them too?"
"No more." The man waved his hand, "Just put these flags here. Gather everyone together and give you something good to eat tonight!"
Not long after, the ambushes on the left and right discovered by the Qiqiu Emperor's army also returned to the camp. Together, the three waves of troops totaled about 1,500 people.
"Consul!" A messenger came over to report, "I brought a letter from the Palace of Versailles..."
"I don't want to hear it." The man said impatiently, "Mary wants to see the legendary flying mushroom. Before I find the clue, no matter what happens, don't bother me. Didn't I already tell them this? Many times?"
"Yes, but this is a vital letter!" The messenger continued, "Our border is being attacked by the Seven Hills Empire, and everyone in the federation hopes that you will return to preside over important events!"...
"Border? Do you mean the territories of the King of Bohemia and the Duke of Bavaria? They went to attack the Seven Hills Empire on their own, but were beaten back by others. This matter is also under my control?"
"Yes, but the Alemannic Federation is under attack!" the messenger said, "As the leader of the federation, you, the consul, have the obligation to summon all the lords to defend the federation!"
"In that case, give me an order——"
"Yes!" The messenger waited expectantly for the man's answer.
"Recognize the independence of Bohemia and Bavaria!"
"Yes...huh?"
"Anyway, the King of Bohemia and the Duke of Bavaria have never listened to my orders. In fact, it is no different from independence. As long as the two places are independent, the Seven Hills Empire will not attack the Alemannic Federation. I don't need to go back. Bar?"
"Is...isn't...this...?" The messenger was speechless for a moment.
"What is this? I have to stay here to look for flying mushrooms. No matter what happens, don't bother me!"
"But, but Consul! Even if Bohemia and Bavaria are occupied, there is no guarantee that the Seven Hills Empire will stop its military operations!"
"Then come to me after the Seven Hills Empire threatens those innocent lords! Tell the nobles who participated in the military operation against the Seven Hills to find a way to repel the enemy forces they have attracted!"
"Consul, this order of yours will probably cause you to lose your position as consul and become the true Count of Île-de-France!"
"How can this be?!"
"If you insist on doing this, Archon, this will definitely happen!"
The messenger raised his head, ready to teach the crazy Earl of Île-de-France, but the Earl of Île-de-France said next:
"Absolutely impossible! I just inherited a fortune not long ago. After losing my position as consul, I am still the Duke of Burgundy!"
Corsica 14
