"Let's pray."
"No, I don't pray!" Aigron laughed and shook his head, "I don't leave my destiny to God, it can only be in my own hands!"
After saying these heroic words, he walked down from the heights and came to Michel Ney's tent. At this time, Michel Ney was already outside the tent, leaning on him. He stood against the brick wall and looked at the enemy troops in the distance.
"Michelle, we finally have our guests here." He said loudly to the other party.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Michel Ney answered him with his head raised, his eyes also flashing with excitement, "We will eat them alive!"
"Yes, we can't spare him, but we can't take it lightly." Aigron nodded.
Then, he issued an order to the other party, "Immediately order the entire army to be on alert, and then send people to investigate the enemy's situation."
It was already evening, and the enemy's situation was very unclear, so he did not intend to act rashly immediately. He would rather wait until he had made up his mind before engaging in a decisive battle.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" he ordered, and received a quick response from Michel Ney.
Then, Michel immediately sent out scouts, left his own position, and ran towards the enemies on the opposite side, while Aigron and Michel stayed by the city wall and continued to use telescopes to observe the opposite side.
At this time, the enemy troops in the distance also discovered the army entrenched around the castle.
The military strength of nearly 3,000 people cannot be completely hidden in this environment.
After the initial surprise, the army on the opposite side immediately stopped marching and then deployed their formation. At the same time, they also sent out scouts to investigate the movements and actual situation here.
As the enemy's position slowly unfolded, the two sides faced each other on a line of several kilometers, between two hillsides - the difference was that Aiglon's side was more hidden because they could rely on the fortress.
Time passed slowly, and night began to fall on the earth. Precisely because they were enemies of each other, neither side took the initiative to launch an attack. There was a tacit understanding of silence. Except for the sporadic gunshots that drove away the scouts, there was only The sound of the wind echoed across the valley.
Under Aigron's gaze, many bonfires were lit on the opposite slope, flashing like dense fireflies in the night sky.
Of course, Aigron knew very well that this was nothing more than the calm before the storm. Both sides were gearing up, waiting for the inevitable fight that would follow - and the battle was expected to begin at dawn tomorrow.
Because he knew what was going on, he temporarily summoned all the important officers under his command to come to his tent for a final pre-war meeting this night.
"Michelle, tell me about what you detected." Eggron first said to Michelle Ney.
"Yes!" Michel Ney nodded in agreement, and then immediately explained the situation to Aigron, "The enemy's number is about 4,000 to 5,000, and the equipment is good, but there is no cavalry. In addition, from Judging from their clothing and orders, some of them are Egyptian troops. As you have received from the intelligence before, they appear to be here to besiege Nafpaktos."
Although Michel Ney's description was brief, it was accurate enough, and Aigron nodded with satisfaction.
"It looks like they are the big fish we are going to catch."
Then, he looked at everyone present with bright eyes, "Everyone, our plan has been implemented smoothly so far, but I can't guarantee the next result. It depends on your efforts and bravery... …You have heard that there are more enemies than us, but I don’t want to back down. I want you to fight for me and defeat them. Can you do it?”
"Yes!" His words immediately received an enthusiastic response.
"Needless to say, you also know that right now we still have some friends who are besieged and suffering in Nafpaktos, and their only hope is us. The only one who can save them is indeed us! We can't afford to waste time, We must kill the bastards in front of us!" Aigron waved his hand heavily to show his determination, "Yes, no matter what, tomorrow is the decisive battle. We have to trample them to pieces, and then go back to rescue Andre! "
"Yes!" Everyone, including his cousin Charlie, shouted in unison, and then looked at Agron in unison.
Aigron saw enthusiasm and desire in their gazes, but not fear or shrinkage.
Very good, it seems that everyone is high-spirited and not intimidated by the enemy's power.
This is the result he wants to see.
His plan is simple - no matter what tomorrow, we must decide the outcome with the enemy in front of him. If the enemy launches an attack, then fight with them until the opponent is defeated; if the enemy cannot bear the pressure and retreats voluntarily, so much the better. , he launched a fierce and ruthless assault, causing the enemy troops whose foothold was not stable to bear a heavy price.
Only by dealing with this group of enemy troops could he quickly return to his troops, rescue Andre Davout, who was still fighting hard, and then lift the siege of Nafpaktos.
Apart from that, he had no other ideas.
After conveying his instructions, Aigron sent the officers back to their original positions, and then stayed in the tent to rest.
Although he was resting, he was so excited that it was naturally difficult for him to fall asleep. He lay on the camp bed tossing and turning until midnight.
Early the next morning, he woke up.
At this time, the sky was already getting slightly brighter, and there was a layer of moist mist on the ground, blocking the sunlight. The golden sunlight dyed the mist into a golden color. The mist gathered into patches of white flakes between the valleys. It spread out, then rose to the nearby hillsides, covering the entire land in his field of vision. For a moment, Aigron suddenly felt as if he had seen the glorious scene again when he crossed the Alps.
He had just escaped at that time. Although he was full of confidence and ambition, he had to walk through the rolling glaciers and snowy mountains to finally reach Switzerland. Now he has an army in his hands and is fighting for his dream - —The opportunities in life are amazing!
While he was daydreaming, the clouds and mist that filled the place rolled up waves like a sea, setting off rows of gentle waves, swaying slightly, ups and downs, condensing the sunlight into bright red clouds, but its color was still there. Slowly thinning, like ice and snow melting in the sun.
Under Aigron's gaze, the visibility of the valleys and hillsides became increasingly higher, and the wind blowing everywhere accelerated the dissipation of the fog.
Not long after, the fog dissipated, leaving only a little dew on the grass, and this was the last remnant of the glorious scene just now.
Aigron had no time to lament the disappearance of the beautiful scenery with the feelings of a poet. All his attention was already focused on the opposite position - as the fog disappeared, the visibility on the ground became higher and higher, and the armies on both sides could finally see clearly again. The other party.
And this time, they didn't plan to give each other much time.
Even without the help of a telescope, Aigron could see that the position on the opposite side was in commotion, and that a serious crowd was gathering momentum and ready to surge toward him.
It seemed that instead of retreating, they were preparing to launch an attack.
Although there is a castle in Aiglon as a position, which is somewhat convenient geographically, the opponent's investigation last night probably also discovered the weakness of the inferior force here, so they plan to solve the problem with a strong attack.
Just what I wanted. Aiglon thought.
Only when both sides launch a decisive battle can the complete victory he expects come true.
Naturally, the army on his side was not idle either. After the fog dissipated, the entire army immediately stood ready to meet the enemy. The officers' orders and drum beats were heard endlessly, and the atmosphere was full of tension everywhere.
As Aiglon watched, the cannon on the opposite side made a loud noise, and the cannonballs roared mercilessly towards the surroundings of the castle, hitting the ground and making the stone walls tremble.
Then, amidst the roar of artillery shells, the assembled enemy troops also began to attack the slope of the left wing of the castle.
The entire operation was orderly, and the army's actions were like a clockwork pocket watch, moving accurately and ruthlessly.
Although the sound of the cannon was rumbling and not far away from him, Aigron showed no fear on his face. He kept standing on a high place and looked at the enemy troops in the valley. Because the distance was constantly shortening, he was soon able to see their heads clearly. Wear a red hat and white pants.
He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was a quarter past 8 o'clock.
This is the moment when the "Battle of the Castle" begins... I hope history will remember this moment, and I hope my future children and grandchildren can celebrate my victory...
Instead of praying to God, he clenched his fists heavily.
He was sacrificing his human life to the gods in exchange for his authority on earth, and he took full responsibility for this.
The enemy's charge on the left wing soon arrived in front of the front line. A large, dark mass of people was just like a swarm of ants on an ant nest, moving in the valley and slopes.
As they approached the position, the artillery team that had been assembled on the central platform in the depression next to the pond yesterday began to fire back.
Dense pellets exploded in the sky above the crowd, and the shot out bullets were flying around like death's toys. The wind swept through the enemy's dense front line like residual clouds, creating a tragic scene almost instantly.
The human body struck by the shotgun was immediately mutilated with blood and flesh, and the military uniforms were also damaged. Some people even had their heads exploded, leaving only half of their bodies and fell to the ground crookedly.
However, this tragic scene did not intimidate the attackers. They still lined up in a dense formation and refilled the formations that had been vacated by the bombardment, but they only accelerated their pace.
Roars and screams echoed everywhere, almost overwhelming the sound of guns. They rushed to the front of the position under the bombardment of shotguns, then raised their guns and started to fight back.
Although according to army drills, they must fire volleys toward the opposite side in neat formations and movements, but of course it is impossible for anyone to act in full compliance with the instructions at this moment, so gunshots continued to sound from the front line, and at the same time, their footsteps did not stop. , as if like a tide, it was about to engulf the opposite front.
Of course, it was impossible for the defenders to retreat. Amidst the hoarse shouts of the officers, they continued to fire on the opposite side.
As the distance between the two sides became shorter and shorter, the gunshots became more intensive, and the accuracy of the bullets also continued to improve. People on both sides continued to fall in the crossfire, becoming new sacrifices received by the God of Death.
The merciless fighting was not only going on on the left wing. As the battle slowly unfolded, the armies on both sides began to fight each other with almost all their strength.
Aigron stood on the high platform, carefully looking at every corner under his feet, just like a chess player observing his own pieces, while Major Hench and the members of the guard around him were guarding him as a final preparation. The team exists.
"Your Highness, the situation is not bad." Major Hench was also watching the fighting on both sides, and then he nodded, "We have fully deployed our front, the battle situation is in our favor, and they can't get any advantage."
"I think so too..." Aigron replied with a smile.
"boom!"
While the two people were talking, a loud noise sounded not far from Aigron. He looked closely and found that a cannonball had just flown into the woods beside the stone wall, and a big tree was almost cut off in the middle. It fell into the pond next to it with a squeaking groan, and then there was another loud noise. The green pond water was splashed everywhere, and even Major Hench's head on the stone wall was covered with it. A few pieces of green duckweed.
"Hahahaha!" Seeing his funny look, Aigron couldn't help laughing.
"At least your demeanor is up to par!" Seeing Aigron's mocking expression, Major Hench couldn't help laughing awkwardly, then reached out and swept the pieces of duckweed off his head. "But Your Highness, you must remember what you promised."
Of course Aigron remembered that he had promised Major Hench last night that if the situation was completely unfavorable, he would retreat on his own, leaving Major Hench behind - but of course he hoped that this would never happen.
"I won't leave you, at least not today!" he replied loudly.
Then, he pointed to his left-wing position - where the fighting was most intense.
After a fierce exchange of fire, the two sides started fighting with bayonets. Although the fighting was very fierce and the casualties on both sides were very heavy, it was obvious that the numerically inferior side, with the help of the position and the spirit of brave sacrifice, was gradually attacking. Retreat the opponent's offensive.
And this also meant that they defeated the enemy's offensive.
"They are dead! We are going to crush them!" Because of the non-stop gunfire, Aigron was forced to raise his voice, so his expression and voice became more murderous.
"It's still early, Your Highness!" Major Hench replied loudly, "Just wait. When the time is right, I will lead your guards to charge. You can stay here to witness the result!"
