Chapter 11 The Beginning of the Civil War
Richard smiled and said, "I don't need you to keep it for two months, just two weeks." ”
Ellie frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”
Richard's finger moved to the assembly point of the Holy Alliance army, and there was already a hint of murder in his voice: "I will defeat these 'old friends' first, then turn around and take out the thousand-year empire, and finally, wipe out the guys of the Holy Tree Dynasty under the Black Rose Castle." ”
Simple words, but not a simple strategy, can even be called crazy, Richard wanted to swallow the armies of the three empires in one go.
A general swallowed his saliva and asked hesitantly: "Your Highness Richard, this is not good, after all, they have not attacked, and they have not said that they are going to attack us, if we send troops, it will not just give them an excuse." ”
Richard laughed and said, "If there is no excuse, they will all come and fight." ”
For the next few days, Richard locked himself in the magical chamber and stayed at home, but dozens or even hundreds of orders were issued from the chamber every day, some of which were carried out within the boundaries of the Black Rose Castle, and many more were sent to various planes.
Five days later, the plane portals around the castle lit up, and one by one the powerful and dangerous followers walked out of the portal, Semir, Aceris, Tiramisu, etc., all the followers were present except for Oral and Gonde.
Behind them, there is an endless army, and the number of troops from Faro is the largest, more than the sum of other planes, especially the extremely tall Frost Warriors, which is even more eye-catching, in comparison, hundreds of arrow beasts are not so conspicuous, but those who have followed Richard in Faro know that the power of these arrow beasts is not below the Frost Warriors.
Frost Warriors, Arrow Beasts, Elite Dark-Bladed Knights, all the high-level warriors who came out of the Faro Portal, and the worst was also the level of humanoid knights.
However, what is more important is their number, the endless team, even the generals of Akmund are stupid, for the Norland giants, the private army hidden in the various pioneering planes is the core combat power of the family, but like Richard, the quantity and quality have reached such a big gap, it can only be evaluated by two words: anomalous.
When the army was exhausted, Richard also walked out of the magic room, and he glanced at the army that spread all over the mountain, and summoned the tall sacred unicorn and rode down the mountain.
The followers who were scheduled to go to battle instigated the magic horsemen one after another, followed by Richard, and then the assembled knights of the brigade, and finally the infantry and cavalry phalanxes followed one by one.
In just a moment, the army of 100,000 tigers and wolves rolled away with Richard, all the way north.
Before Richard's army had left the Asan Territory, the troops assembled in the direction of the Holy Alliance received the news, and the Duke of Turan immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.
The large conference hall was full of nearly 100 people, half standing and half sitting, and this was still the case when the Duke of Turan limited each trooping family to only two people to attend the meeting.
Whatever the rules, there would always be some privileged people who could find a reason to bring in a few more people, and the very fact of being able to sit in the venue was already regarded by the aristocracy as a status symbol.
"How dare he attack us. ”
"It's just audacious. ”
"We have to face it head-on. ”
The chamber was noisy, and Richard's unsolicited march was seen by most as an unacceptable provocation.
The aristocrats were so angry that they seemed to have forgotten how powerful and fierce Akmund was when he was a wealthy family on a floating island, and even before Akmund entered Faust, few people were willing to confront this madman family alone.
Duke Turan frowned, the arrogance of the nobles was meaningless except that their voices were loud enough, but although their words were empty, they did not propose any good strategies and tactics at all, but after all, this represented the feelings of most people.
It was a loose alliance, the nobles came with private armies, and they could withdraw at any time, and the Duke of Turan was nominally the commander-in-chief, but everything could not go as planned.
The Duke turned to a middle-aged mage with an ordinary appearance beside him and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Garcia, what do you mean?" ”
Garcia's rank is not high, not even the Grand Magister, but Duke Turan's attitude towards him is extremely respectful, Garcia pointed to the excited nobles, smiled and said: "Look, it's already like this, can you still not fight." ”
Duke Turan nodded, and Garcia said, "Besides, are you still afraid that you won't be able to win?" ”
Hearing this, Duke Turan's tightly knit brows gradually relaxed.
The strength of the coalition army has exceeded 150,000 at the moment, and there are nearly 100 knights in the construction, although most of them are the Norland garrisons of various families, which are not the top, but the numerical advantage is enough to make up for that gap, in terms of the strong, that is, there are legendary powerhouses, and many families participate in the war, and the number of strong people in the holy domain is only a lot more than that of Richard.
With such an advantage in troops, equipment and strong men, it would be a joke if you didn't dare to fight.
The Duke of Turan suddenly realized that he was faintly afraid of Richard and his undefeated legend, but he glanced at Garcia and immediately increased his confidence.
Garcia was recruited by Duke Turan more than a year ago, he only has fifteen levels of magic power, and he is not ranked among the mages under the duke's command at all, but Garcia's real value lies in his command and management ability, that is, he is a rare lord, and he is a peerless commander.
In the private plane of the Turan family, Garcia opened the stalemate for many years in only a few months, and then swept the entire plane with his army, crushing the two most powerful empires on the continent in one fell swoop, and thus won the unreserved trust of the Duke of Turan.
"Richard is not easy to deal with. Duke Turan reminded.
"I know, please believe me, that I will never be underestimated. Garcia said with a smile.
The Duke walked up to the podium, raised his hand, and waited for the room to be quiet before he said word by word: "Since Richard dares to challenge our dignity, then we will give him war." ”
After a moment of silence, the venue was drowned out by overwhelming cheers.
To the north of Yashan, a vast plain dotted with scattered mountains and crisscrossed rivers, it is a natural battlefield suitable for large-scale clan battles, and there is room for all kinds of tactical maneuver.
Soon after Richard led his army into the plains, he saw endless barracks on the distant horizon.
Both Richard and Garcia chose this place as a battlefield.
The decisive battle began the next day, with Richard throwing nearly 30,000 men on both flanks, and himself leading an army of 60,000 into the frontal battle, opposite him, an army of 120,000 led by the Duke of Turan.
"He lost. Garcia said lightly.
Duke Turan felt the same way: "The strength is not superior, but he still dares to divide the troops, this is a big battle of hundreds of thousands of people, not a small fight of thousands of people, Richard is known as the king of the battlefield, hehe, the command of a large-scale war is completely different from a small battlefield." ”
"The future king of the battlefield is you, the Duke. Garcia gave a well-timed compliment.
The Duke of Turan smiled reservedly.
When the two lines were thousands of kilometers apart, Richar stopped the Holy Unicorn and looked at the army of the Holy Alliance.
Not long ago, they were in the same trench, but now they had become enemies on the battlefield, and Richard felt a lot of emotion, and ordered the army to stop advancing and ride alone to the opposite side.
On the side of the Holy Alliance, the Duke of Turan also came alone to the center of the battlefield to meet Richard.
"Richard, you can't compete with the entire Holy Alliance, for the sake of acquaintance, I can give you one last chance, surrender immediately, return to the Holy Alliance, and swear allegiance to His Majesty, this is the only way for you to avoid ruining it. Duke Turan said majestically.
Richard smiled indifferently and said, "This sentence is also what I want to say to you, surrender immediately, and the Turan family can still keep the position of the floating island." ”
Duke Turan's face was gloomy, and he snorted and said, "So we have nothing to talk about. ”
Turan and Richard each returned to their main positions, and the mournful battle horns continued to echo over the battlefield, and the huge army formation began to move according to the established tactics.
When the Duke of Turan returned to the team, he happened to pass by the constructed knights of his own side, and a full 120 constructed knights made the Duke of Turan excited, he did not expect to defeat Richard in the constructed knights, after all, everyone knew that the Arkmund family had more than 200 constructed knights, and Richard himself was still a suit knight.
However, it is impossible for all of the two hundred knights in armor to fight, and they must divide their troops to guard the private plane, just as it is impossible for Turan to transfer all the knights in the family.
One hundred and twenty constructed knights, as long as Richard's constructed knights can be dragged down, half of this war has been won, and in the heart of the Duke of Turan, Richard's only advantage now is in the number of constructed knights.
The cavalry in the center of the Akmund army also rode forward, it was a black sea, and the fierce magic horse, black armor, and silent and solemn momentum were typical characteristics of the famous Darkblade Knight.
Duke Turan's eyelids jumped, his heart tightened inexplicably, and most of the other nobles also looked ugly, and only then did they remember the title of the Darkblade Knight's Constructed Terminator.
"Don't be afraid, we have a hundred and twenty Constructed Knights, and a large number of elite Knights. Garcia said duly, and his words put the Duke of Turan's hanging heart a little at ease.
When Richard's Darkblade Knight first appeared in Norland, the major families studied countless targeted plans according to their own special troops, and the two points Garcia said were the key to dealing with the Darkblade Knight.
When there are enough Constructed Knights, the impact will be unmatched, and the Darkblade Knights will not be able to stop their breakthroughs, and even ordinary Legends will have to avoid the edge for the time being.