At 9 o'clock in the morning, after breakfast, the Royal Army gathered together. The 600,000 soldiers lined up and listened to the commander's instructions.
Last night, Edward led the vampires to destroy the artillery position, causing heavy losses to the Royal Army. However, the equipment lost was only more than half of the artillery, and the soldiers did not suffer many casualties.
The gap in military strength between the two sides is still huge.
The offensive plan has long been finalized. The five armies are divided into three parts: left, center and right. Shirkov led the northern and southeastern fronts with a total of 200,000 troops crossing the river along the bridge and launching an attack from the right wing of the Royal Army and the left wing of the rebel army.
The Duke of Tbilisi led the Southwest Front and most of the cavalry, totaling 150,000 people, through the woods and attacked from the left wing of the royal army and the right wing of the rebel army.
Duke Yinvanovich led the remaining 250,000 troops to attack from the front. He had only one target, the city of Tver!
This was a large-scale battle. All 600,000 troops were deployed, like a large net, surrounding the city of Tver and the surrounding countryside, forming a pincer attack, preparing to swallow up the rebel army led by Katerina.
Because the gap in strength is too large, Katerina cannot spread out her formation and launch a small-scale ambush or battle with the enemy. In that case, their disadvantage will be too great. They can only concentrate all their strength on one point and penetrate like a sharp arrow. The enemy's chest is the only way to achieve final victory.
Archbishop Henry had never thought of placing all 600,000 troops in the middle and launching an attack from the front. His idea was unanimously opposed by all the generals, including Duke Ivanovich and Duke of Tbilisi.
The reason is very simple. Although there is a plain outside Tver City, in the final analysis, there are only so many openings to launch an attack. The number of soldiers that can be accommodated is limited. There are too many. You squeeze me and I sandwich you. A single shell will kill and injure hundreds. , how can we fight this battle?
Only by expanding the formation can we take advantage of our strength. Otherwise, wouldn't it become a war of attrition?
Even so, facing a small town with only tens of thousands of people living in it, it was a bit crowded to activate a 250,000-strong army on the frontal battlefield. At least during the dispatch period, Duke Yinvanovich felt that his hands were tied, and the transfer and advancement of soldiers was very slow, which was not possible at all. Can't be cast.
The actions of the Royal Army soon reached the ears of Mawei, Katerina and others. This was the signal for the decisive battle. Katerina immediately summoned Onufri and other generals and began to prepare a response plan.
"Onufri, Ravel, you two split up and use the mobility of the cavalry to harass, distract the Duke of Tbilisi and Shirkov from the left and right sides, and you can only make sneak attacks. Don’t be reluctant to fight, try to conserve your strength!”
"yes!"
"Cechulin, how are the trenches dug on both sides of Tver City going?"
"The soldiers dug in overnight and there are already five trenches, but they are not deep enough, only one meter deep."
"The depth is not enough. Use sandbags to cushion it. I will give you 30,000 infantry to defend the left and right sides. Remember, you have only one mission, and that is to delay the enemy's attack at all costs and buy time for the frontal battlefield!"
"yes!"
"Father, how many monks can you send to help Chechulin strengthen his defenses?"
"100 people on each side."
Playing with a golden ring, Ma Wei nodded and said: "With them here, the enemy will not break through the two wings."
Among the monks responsible for assisting Chechulin, Mawei sent Salina and Christopher. They are both equipped with 'Black Sun' rings. When necessary... they can definitely give the enemy a head-on blow.
The 'Black Sun', which was born for the purpose of killing, is a forbidden magic. Ma Wei never wants to use it until the last moment. This is a civil war. Many soldiers just follow the commander's orders. If they are not forced to do anything, who will Are you willing to point the gun at your own people?
The 600,000 soldiers of the Royal Army have basically participated in the counterattack against the Kingdom of Windsor. They have experienced the baptism of the battlefield and will surely grow into an iron wall to protect the kingdom in the future. Naturalization... is often more effective than killing.
Compared with the enemies on the left and right wings, the frontal battlefield is the most critical. Archbishop Henry is on the frontal battlefield. There must be the most monks around him.
"Zorugin, Goffman..."
Katerina looked at the military nobles at the end of the seat and said in a deep voice: "You will use your tactics. When the battle is at its fiercest, sheep disguises will launch an attack to create chaos and force the assassin to take action."
"Yes." Ruolujin agreed immediately, and then asked: "Your Highness, since we all know that there are assassins around us, why do we still force the other party to take action? Wouldn't it be better to just arrest them?"
"We are currently unable to determine the identity of the assassin, and the enemy has not given us time to investigate." Katerina said in a deep voice: "This is the method that Father Mavey and I discussed together. Needless to say, just execute the order. That’s it.”
"yes!"
After talking about the action plan, Katerina held the saber on her waist and glanced at the faces of Onufri and others, "Everyone, I don't have anything inspiring to say. What should be said, I have said it a long time ago. This war will determine the future direction of the Romanov Kingdom. We can only win, not lose! Let’s go!”
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The generals walked out of the command room with solemn expressions, mounted their horses, and each rushed to their respective jurisdictions to mobilize their troops.
Katerina put on her officer's hat and said, "Father, it's time for us to set off."
Mawei stood up, held Yunia's little hand, mounted his horse, and came to the front line with Laiwen, Daniel, Edward and others.
Outside Tver City, at the front is a barbed wire position to prevent the enemy from charging, followed by trenches full of soldiers, and further back are artillery positions. Katerina only has more than a hundred artillery pieces, compared to the two thousand that the Royal Army has. There was originally a huge gap between the two artillery pieces, but the bombs dropped by the Vampires caused serious losses to the Royal Army's artillery. Only a few hundred were left, and the gap suddenly narrowed a lot.
Behind the artillery position were the monks of the Church of Truth. They gathered around Mavi and looked at the Kingdom's army advancing towards Tver in the distance.
The black army strides forward, with artillery in the center, and countless flags rising in the distance. A monk holds the unique blue flag of the Wisdom God and walks at the front of all the soldiers, as if to say that they are the legal and orthodox army. .
Ma Wei raised his arm: "Raise the flag!"
Wow...
Sickles and muskets were crossed one after another, and the flag of truth embroidered with golden stars was raised. No matter how far away you were, you could still see the red color shining in the sun. Katerina gave an order, and the golden twins of the Romanov Kingdom were raised. A lion flag was also erected.
For a time, the flags covered the sky, and the strong wind blew the flags, one red and one blue, forming a sharp contrast.
The Royal Army stopped outside the artillery strike range. After a brief silence, the soldiers separated to both sides, and a wooden chariot pulled by eight horses slowly drove out.
At the top of the chariot, besides Archbishop Henry and Saint Constance, there was another figure.
It wears a golden crown and a thick black cloak, and it is...
Paul I!
Katerina clenched her palms instantly. Through the telescope, she had already seen the figure of Paul I clearly. Her teeth were clenched and her chest was rising and falling violently. Everyone could hear the anger in her tone: "Archbishop Henry... How dare you insult the Romanov King like this!!!"
Ma Wei didn't say such nonsense as "Your Highness, please calm down". The corpses of relatives were moved out and placed on a high platform. No one can calm down with this kind of behavior. And when the corpse standing on the high platform is a king, this It developed into an international incident.
For the Maviji people who knew that Paul I had died long ago, Archbishop Henry's actions were an insult to the Romanov Kingdom, but in the eyes of the uninformed soldiers...
The king is the symbol of the Romanov Kingdom!
When Ruorukin, who was in charge of commanding the artillery position, saw Paul I appearing, his breathing immediately became rapid, and he began to waver again, but Goffman's light words reminded him: "Don't forget, the Wisdom God Church uses magic. "
"You mean, His Majesty Paul I is actually dead, and it was magic that brought him back to life?"
"If His Majesty Paul I was not dead, why did he wrap himself up like a mummy in such a hot weather?" Goffman narrowed his eyes and said, "It is midsummer in July, not winter... .Watch his movements carefully."
Paul I on the high platform raised his arms mechanically, his movements stiff, completely unlike a normal living person.
After careful observation, Ruolu Jin seemed to understand something, and said with complicated eyes: "It turns out... His Majesty is really dead..."
As Paul I raised his arm, the artillery located in the center of the Royal Army's position spit out tongues of fire. The shell fell on the barbed wire position. It did not explode, but broke into two halves, and leaflets the size of palms flew out.
The wind blew, and the flyers flew into Tver City. Ma Wei stretched out his hand to grab one, glanced at it, shook his head and sneered:
"It turned out to be a letter of persuasion to surrender..."
