Ming Zuo

From the very beginning, Fairfax felt awkward everywhere.

This weird and uncomfortable feeling cast a shadow over his heart.

So after getting the supplies, instead of speeding up his feed, he slowed down.

He is an experienced commander who knows very well that haste makes waste.

Even though the Allied forces broke through the border and caused a huge shock to England, he still decided to march slowly, and at the same time sent a large number of scouts in order to get more information.

His stability saved the unstable parliamentary army.

The parliamentary army, which has been in a truce for a while, has actually suffered a serious decline in combat effectiveness.

Especially recently, there have been rumors that the parliament may disband the army, which makes the army panic.

After a long and slow march, and through continuous training, the parliamentary army gradually regained its status.

At the end of August, Parliamentary troops reached Darlington.

Here, Fairfax also got detailed intelligence from the Allies.

"Gentlemen, I have seen an opportunity. Defeating the enemy will be inevitable if we are determined and united."

At the military meeting, Fairfax displayed a strong self-confidence.

His performance made all the generals very curious.

In front of the [-] troops, why did he speak like this?

Fairfax really wasn't talking nonsense.

He had the map unfolded and began his own show.

"The enemy commander made a huge mistake. He evenly distributed all his troops on a wide front. In this way, at a certain point, he could not give full play to the superiority of his troops. As long as we come up with a perfect plan, Breaking through the enemy's defenses will be easy."

Fairfax scoffed at the Allied deployment.

The Allied forces appear to have more troops, but in fact they are mainly defensive.

From Gretna Green on the south coast to Amber on the north coast, Ruprecht deployed troops everywhere to keep the defenses tight and watertight.

But the problem is that from the south coast to the north coast, the width is more than 300 kilometers.

If it weren't for the large number of mountains and hills in the middle, it would be impossible to cover everything even with twice as many troops.

But such a wide front, once a little bit is breached, it will be a disaster for the Allied forces.

"General, you must concentrate your forces to ensure that nothing will go wrong. With the current approach, failure is not far away."

Lin Zexi, the adviser sent by the Empire to the Allied Forces, could naturally see the problems that Fairfax saw.

He proposed to Ruprecht.

But Ruprecht didn't take it seriously.

"General Lin, you haven't fought against the parliamentary army before, so you don't know how powerful the opponent is. Fairfax is famous for its bravery in combat, but it is also erratic. It is currently unclear about the enemy's movements. Only by deploying defenses everywhere can we avoid loopholes." .”

Lin Zexi was about to faint.

If you don't know the enemy's movements, won't you send soldiers to scout?

You have a hundred thousand troops in your hand, and you still have no scouts to use?
With such an equal distribution of troops, once the parliamentary army launches an attack, no matter where they attack, other allied forces will have no time to support them, and it is likely to become a refueling tactic.

If that step is reached, no amount of troops will be enough to deplete them.

Lin Zexi didn't know that Ruprecht had been scared by the parliamentary army for a long time.

In the Battle of Marston's Wilderness, his attack went very smoothly, and he almost defeated the center and right wing of the parliamentary army.However, it was Fairfax who fought to the death and fought desperately, dragging Cromwell outflanking him, which resulted in the royalist army's defeat.

Facing his old rival Fairfax this time, Ruprecht instinctively felt timid in his heart.

It's a pity that Lin Zexi is only a consultant and has no right to interfere in the battle. He can only watch helplessly as the Allied forces form a wrong formation.

Fairfax is more cautious.

After arriving at the battlefield, they did not immediately attack.Instead, divide the forces at hand into several parts and start testing from all places.

This also serves the purpose of confusing Ruprecht.

Sure enough, in the first three days of fighting, the allied forces easily resisted the attack of the parliamentary army and achieved considerable results.

Ruprecht felt complacent, feeling that his deployment was foolproof.

But after these three days of fighting, Fairfax had completely penetrated the Allied defenses.

"Owen, I need you to step up. I will give you the artillery to storm Bellingham. I need to move more allied forces over there to create opportunities."

A colonel stood up, full of confidence.

"Please rest assured that we will firmly complete our mission."

"Rost, you are from Brampton, and you are very familiar with this place. Can you find a way through the mountains and bypass the Allied defenses?"

Another officer hastily stood up.

"General, I need the help of a thousand and five hundred men. I know there is a secret road in the hills, and I will go round from Wrangham to the back of Gretna Green."

Fairfax has a very good character, that is, he has complete trust in his subordinates.

This also made him deeply loved. In the original history, Cromwell was qualified to touch the highest power after his death.

"Manchester Infantry, I need you to attack first, but you are not allowed to win, only to lose. Ruprecht is an impulsive person. As long as he has a slight advantage, he will definitely get carried away and launch an attack."

Fairfax spoke his mind.

Create the illusion of defeat by attacking, and trick Ruprecht into pursuing him.

When the allied forces have a flaw, they will concentrate on dividing and encircling them, so as to defeat them one by one.

The battle broke out on the third day.

The urgent military situation from the northern front made Ruprecht a little unsure, so he decided to reinforce two infantry regiments to the northern front.

For his actions, Lin Zexi's head hurt, but he wisely didn't remind him.

Perhaps it would be a good choice to let the Allies suffer a few defeats and weaken their strength.

Fairfax was overjoyed when he learned that part of the Allied forces had been mobilized, and quickly ordered the Manchester infantry to attack.

Knowing the strength of this army, Ruprecht sent out the [-]st Regiment of the Scottish Guards with high hopes.

At the beginning of the war, the First Scottish Guards quickly gained an advantage with the muskets provided by the empire.

This advantage terrified Fairfax.

He just let the Manchester Infantry Regiment pretend to be defeated, and now it has become a real defeat.

The Manchester Infantry Regiment left more than 1000 casualties and retreated completely disorganized.

But in this way, Ruprecht was deceived even more.

The reckless Allied commander really ordered the whole army to attack on the spot, intending to take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

When all the Allied forces were dispatched and all the ministries were disconnected, Fairfax quickly ordered the artillery regiment, which had been hidden for a long time, to fire at full speed to isolate the battlefield.

The Birmingham Infantry Regiment and the Second London Infantry Regiment inserted into the joint of the Allied forces with a rapid offensive, quickly disrupting the formation of the Allied forces.

Only then did Ruprecht realize that he had been fooled, but it was too late to regret.