Riding and Slashing

Chapter 67 The Two-Headed Snake

In fact, the military pay for soldiers is still quite a lot.

Moreover, according to the common practice in the mainland, the army usually pays the military pay before going out, both to boost morale and for the sake of fairness.

After all, if the survivors are paid after the battle is over, it means that they can only receive the money if they survive, and then all soldiers in future battles will only try their best to escape.

Soldiers have money and no place to spend in this poor place, and the business of 'Maixiang Group' is booming easily.

Exclusive business, you can't do it if you don't want to be popular...

So it was spread from ten to ten, and soon all the lord's troops knew that the "Maixiang Group" under the black background and white griffin had the best food, the most mellow wine, and the most complete food in the whole continent. Goods, the most fun poker game, and occasionally the prettiest beauties...

All of a sudden, there was a flood of visitors, and some caravans were forced to spend a lot of money to rent horses from Li Ang within a few days—this has not yet entered the Bacchus Empire, and they were sold out in the barracks, so they have to run fast Go back and restock!

Yes, the lord has also opened a horse rental business. Those Jatum horses are well-raised and have strong feet...

Master Li Ang did not lie, as expected, war is the best chance to make a fortune!

The merchants were very happy, and the other lords were also quite satisfied.

The diversified business of the Maixiang Group basically covers all the needs of the soldiers. They can consume food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even supplies can be delivered to the door. This really makes all the lords feel very reliable.

Although the price is not very close to the people, but the service is thoughtful and the attitude is excellent, besides, it is an exclusive operation...

Therefore, as the lords of the kingdom continued to gather here, the wilderness near Qicha Fortress seemed to suddenly become the most prosperous outdoor trading market in the country...

It feels a bit more lively than Sarleon City.

Of course, there are also needs that the 'Maixiang Group' really cannot meet.

For example, a few knights secretly grabbed the lord and asked, "Is there... is there such a... little girl who lost her footing?"

Li Ang had no choice but to reply regretfully: "I'm sorry, the company has not launched this business yet..."

Seeing the disappointed eyes of several knights, Li Ang sighed, and said sympathetically, "Actually, it's not impossible..."

Then he sold his copy of "Reminiscences of Officer Pender" for a sky-high price.

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However, with the arrival of Earl Alden, Duke Alma, and the troops directly under the king, this wilderness market temporarily died down.

Because, the call-up of the group army was finally completed, and the army began to approach the Bacchus Empire.

Li Ang was not in a hurry to meet the king. At this time, military affairs were the first priority, and it was not suitable to complete the allegiance ceremony in the wilderness, so we had to ignore priorities.

King Ulrik divided the entire army into three parts.

The first part is the main army, led by the Grand Duke Alma, to attack Karen Deer Castle - the king asked the Duke of Alma to capture Karen Deer Castle.

The other part was the flanking force, led by Count Auden, to harass the castle of Sava.It can be regarded as a partial division, and it can be fought in any way, but no enemy troops can be allowed to pass through the bridge deck of Qicha Fortress.

That is to say, at least it must be able to prevent the enemy's surprise attack from around the back. There is a bridge next to the Qicha Fortress, which is the only place in the lower reaches of the Sava River where you can cross the river except by boat.

The last part is the central army led by His Majesty the King himself. It is composed of a large number of Sarleon Cavalry and Lion Knights, and is very mobile.

Obviously, this means that if there is progress on either side of the two offensives, the Chinese army will focus on which side to attack, and can change the direction of the main attack at any time.

King Ulrik only assigned a few big nobles to Alma and Oden, and the other small lords were left to their own discretion.

This is also a commonly used method. The number of small lords is very large, and the object of their allegiance is not necessarily the king, so it is impossible to assign them one by one.

Ulrik's tactic is actually well-known, and it's called the 'two-headed snake'.

In fact, this is a relatively reasonable arrangement, with clear priorities, rear defenses, and backup mobile troops.

The enemy Bacchus Empire is not very easy to deal with. If they gather together to seek a decisive battle, they may not be able to quickly solve any of them-Ulrik's central army is near the Qicha Fortress, and they are all mobile. The strong cavalry can rescue both sides in time.

However, if the Bacchus Empire divides its troops to garrison, it is difficult to determine how to deploy defenses. After all, both sides can become the main attack direction, and either side of the double-headed snake may besiege and break the city with all its strength.

The only problem with this arrangement is that after the division of troops, Li Ang's business will not be so easy...

Li Ang naturally wanted to join Earl Oden's side, because Godric was placed under Oden by the king.

However, right after he led the team to follow Auden, most of the little lords made the same choice—they followed the black-and-white griffin flag, because there were eating, drinking, and merrymaking under that flag...

Contrary to what many people imagined, when the little lords took the initiative to launch a war in the kingdom, they didn't think much about making meritorious deeds.

Because, if the kingdom's attack on the Bacchus Empire succeeds, the king will take everyone to build new castles and territories. There is a high probability that they will not be awarded these small roles. Only the king himself and the nobles can benefit.

After all, the dozens of people in the hands of the little lords are unlikely to make particularly great achievements.

However, once the war is lost, they may lose everything-they only have so few troops in total, and the anti-risk ability of the small lords is not comparable to that of the big nobles such as the duke.

There is not much benefit in success, but there will be disaster in failure. It is naturally difficult for the little lords to risk their lives to attack-this is why Emperor Marius of the Bacchus Empire sought system reforms.

In this attack, the troops brought by the little lords are generally not many. Usually, a knight leader will only send a dozen troops, and the baron with a weaker territory will only bring thirty or fifty people. The real battle with Li Ang's men The strength is about the same.

But the defensive battle is different. If the defensive battle fails, everyone will be unlucky. Maybe even the territory will be taken by the enemy, so they can paddle in the offensive battle, but generally go all out in the defensive battle.

Therefore, the little lords are more concerned about getting through this errand smoothly - which means that they will follow wherever the "Maixiang International" with food and drink...

As a result, Earl Oden's "partial division" actually gathered a force of nearly 4000 people;

In the hands of the main force led by the Duke of Alma, there are only four thousand people;
King Ulrik's central army, including the Lion Knights, only had 4000 people.

For a while, it was hard to tell who was the main force and who was the flank...

There was a large number of Earl Oden in the caravan, and the team seemed to be even bigger...

Earl Alden was very deft when leading troops to fight.

As the commander-in-chief of the Sava River Fort theater, he led an army of more than 3000 people to directly besiege the Sava River Fort, and at the same time sent out a small group of troops to monitor the surroundings.

It seems that they are going to attack the city directly.

Li Ang felt that this style of play was not worthwhile - this was not the main direction of attack, and there was no need to fight against the city wall.

Moreover, it is a group composed of small lords, so I am afraid that not many people are willing to contribute in the siege battle.

Besides, the original customer group of more than 1 people is now only one-third left. Of course, the lord will not be satisfied...

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