Looking at Madurand, who he had not seen for almost two years, but who was described as having become more and more vicissitudes of life and whose eyes were sunken, Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel filled with emotion. He was once just a young sergeant, but now he is the acting commander of the First (guerrilla) Corps with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Of course, it was Madurand who sighed more. He only fought on the front line in the northern province of Lozère for more than two years; a small group of only a hundred or so people in Midonie at the beginning also swept almost the entire southern part of the kingdom under this lord's command.
In this regard, the supplies and comfort materials transported from the rear have become more abundant; the military pay and allowances distributed have become more and more punctual and sufficient, the quality of the coins is getting better and better, and there are even special comfort groups. , you can slowly realize it.
Who would have thought that he, who was just an ordinary royal soldier, would unknowingly become a commander leading a regiment while persisting in fighting; he was even on the list of main members of the newly established southern national salvation government. Do you also have your own share?
Although, he is just a member of the Military Commission from a remote position and the deputy director of the Military Service Administration of the national salvation government. But he also heard that the current Free Army is drawing up a list of titles and ranks, and a catalog of land and manor grants.
You know, less than three years have passed since they picked up the remaining troops from Midonie and marched to Livron, the capital of Dron Province. Therefore, Madurand would inevitably feel a little frightened and worried from time to time, wondering whether he had missed the opportunity to follow his master and make achievements.
However, when the subsequent commission arrives, he will worry about whether he can shoulder such an important task; to guard the northern front for the main force of the Free Army that is attacking cities in the south. Inspired and motivated by this complex emotion, he is also trying to learn new things.
In addition to the sixteen-character teachings left by the commander for the guerrilla regiment, he also equipped several times more staff members and auxiliary officers to assist in understanding and mastering the battle results and the increasingly complex military affairs; conducting sand table and Paper war game deduction and planning.
It also includes hiring several private teachers for himself to take the time to teach him the profound aspects of language; studying the legends and allusions; the deeds and achievements of famous figures in ancient times; and even asking some subordinates to read books on military theory aloud. .
This also took up almost all of his rest and leisure time; making him give up most of his private entertainment, gatherings, and social activities. After all, his original family background only allowed him to understand words and simple calculations. Learning was difficult in the beginning.
But he persisted and found unexpected love. Yes, when the family he was trying to find was missing in the turmoil in the capital, and he was often depressed, a certain woman who was hired as a private tutor comforted him physically and mentally.
The more than two years of leading his men to be active and fighting between Delong Province and Yinzeer Province also allowed him to experience a lot of things and become experienced in this position. At least he could proudly claim that he had lived up to that adult's expectations.
Under the continuous harassment and attacks of the First Guerrilla Corps, the Verona army and its vassals in the province of Inzer have fallen into a helpless and isolated predicament; with the activity of the Free Army, they did not even dare to easily Leaving, several cities are like isolated islands.
Therefore, it can also be said that Madurand, with the support of the local people who had suffered a lot, only relied on the four or five thousand soldiers of the First Corps to relatively contain the Verona army, which was alone but several times larger than his own. Of course, the enemy did not try to counterattack.
The most dangerous moment was when the Verona people, who had learned from the painful experience, assembled an army; spearheaded by the hired Avar cavalry and led by some local traitors; they successfully passed through the cordon in the northern hilly area, Kill to the gate of Lifulong City.
At that time, due to winter repairs and rotations, there were only a few hundred soldiers in Lifulong City, including the regiment's headquarters guard brigade; it was the time when the defense was most empty. However, it was rare for Madurand to refuse his subordinates' suggestions to take a temporary retreat or to hold on safely.
He personally led most of the soldiers to attack and raid the Avar cavalry who had just arrived at the city. Correct update@Although he failed to achieve much results and gains, it still caused him to retreat more than ten miles away in shock; which indirectly affected the follow-up judgment of the enemy's main force.
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Therefore, when these enemies waited for a day and launched their attack again, Madurand had already used this small victory in the first battle to appease and calm the restless people in the city. Then they opened the munitions warehouse on the spot and recruited and armed at least a thousand citizens.
So on the third day, the Verona army made up its mind to seize the city with all its strength; but it was successfully blocked by the defenders led by Madurand, and persisted for four days; as the guerrilla companies returned one after another, civilian troops gathered from various places/ Self-Defense Group, the ratio of strength between the enemy and ourselves is reversed.
Therefore, in this local war called "a week of attack and defense", although the Verona raiding force finally retreated from the city in time, they did not suffer much losses; but on the subsequent retreat, they became these A nightmare experience for the enemy.
Almost every moment, there were endless attackers popping up, making it impossible for them to eat and rest well, or even sit down and take a sip of water; some people in the team fled or disappeared every day. First update @ Then the army's only baggage and wounded were forced to be abandoned.
However, this does not change their difficult situation in the future. Even the villages that they once ravaged seem to have become death traps that outsiders are not allowed to enter. Soldiers who entered in search of food and clean water, few were able to come out.
The last few hundred exhausted Verona soldiers, including a court count/colonel commander, fled in panic to the banks of the Rhone River and raised the white flag. The Verona Army, the only surviving North Italian allied force, also lost almost all its mobile forces, including cavalry.
However, the war situation on the northern front also fell into a certain relative stalemate and confrontation. Because, of course, the Verona army, which was divided among several cities, was slowly sitting back and waiting to be killed. However, the guerrilla corps itself, which has absorbed a large number of local armed forces, also lacks the ability to attack critical difficulties.
After the guerrillas tried once and failed to seize the city through a sneak attack inside and outside, this confrontation situation was temporarily maintained; instead, in the city of Lyon further north, the great governor sent by the dynasty, the Marquis of Antel, used this to recapture the city. Several strongholds and greedy for their own merit.
Madurand, who was beyond his reach, could only appease the internal resentment while reorganizing and training the severely expanded guerrilla regiment. In accordance with the regulations of the Free Army, the redundant personnel were reorganized into local garrison troops.
Now, with the commander of the Luo Xia (Jiang Dan) Army, he led the main force of the Free Army to Delong Province and joined the First Guerrilla Regiment; the total force reached 31,000 combat soldiers and 14,000 auxiliary personnel; the horn for the final battle has sounded.
On the way to the city of Lyon, a steady stream of local residents/citizens emerged from the ruined villages/towns and complained to the Free Army about various atrocities and crimes committed by the foreign invading forces. And he actively acted as a guide and reported those traitors.
Therefore, wherever the army marching north passed, almost all kinds of hanged people were hung on the roadside; almost all of them were old local officials or wealthy families. Most of them are decent people who, under the iron heel of foreign invading armies, turn to persecute the people in order to save their own lives and property.
Finally, the leading cavalry of tens of thousands of troops arrived at Saint-Valier, the first city occupied by the Verona army. The heavily armored knights of the special attack company who were responsible for the first assault blasted open the blocked city gates almost in a single encounter and overcame the hungry and exhausted defenders.
Then came the city of Bolpai, the city of Vienne, the city of Bourguan…. These once solid city defenses were barely able to hold on for a day under the double blow of the Free Army's continuous bombardment of hundreds of cannons and the assault teams composed of heavily armored knights.
Therefore, when the Free Army advanced to Givar, the last city occupied by the Verona army, they found that the city gates were open on all sides, and the Verona flag with the fortress cross was still displayed on the city head, and there were almost no defenders. The team that entered to explore quickly exited.
And brought an unexpected news to Jiang Tian. However, it was because many massacres occurred in the city but they were not properly handled; eventually, a serious plague broke out during the occupation of Verona; more than 3,000 soldiers, including Verona, fell ill and died.
Therefore, today's Zhivar is almost a dead city with patients and corpses everywhere. Subsequently, Jiang Tian ordered a complete blockade of the city; however. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Finally, let the relatively strong inheritance knights enter the city to search for the only survivors, and then burn them to the ground.
After skipping this somewhat disharmonious ending, across several bridges at the mouth of the Rhone River, the big city of Lyon on the other side is already in sight. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆·无码综合~~With its back against the tall city wall lined with towers in Lyon City, there was a colorful army waiting in full formation, almost covering the entire city.
"Follow me, follow my flag..." Amidst waves of roaring mountains and tsunamis, Jiang Tian himself rode his horse and ran past the battle, followed by the knight Duval holding high the flag of the Northern Expedition; then with an overwhelming The voice said: "I am invincible, move forward... move forward."
The next moment, he took the lead and rushed across one of the bridges at the mouth of the Rhone River; and led the inheritance knights who acted as vanguards, one after another, flying, crashing through, and destroying the numerous barriers and barriers set up on the bridge. Obstacles, and the soldiers hiding behind them...
Following closely, the highly motivated and extremely fanatical Free Army cavalry rushed onto the bridge without hesitation; more impatient infantry regiments jumped off one after another holding wooden planks, sheepskin airbags and other floating objects. The river bank; and the soldiers with good water skills took the lead and swam to the other bank.
As the first soldier ashore tightened the rope tied to his body, and tied it to the rocks and trees by the river; in a blink of an eye, with the floating wooden boards and skin bags being pulled one by one, Several crude pontoon bridges have been built across the half-mile-wide river. .
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