The King of Knights

The British army, led by Lucifer, chased the French army for three days, constantly destroying the living force of this army. There were also many French nobles who simply chose to surrender when they were chased.

As more and more French saw that surrender could save their lives, they all chose to surrender. The ensuing surrendering force totaled 40,000 men, and Lucifer ordered Siegfried, who arrived later, to lead 10,000 men to guard these unarmed prisoners while he continued the pursuit with his army.

On the morning of the fourth day, Lucifer’s vanguard cavalry would force the remaining 70,000 men of France to the Rhine, where the retreating bridge had been destroyed in advance by Robin Hood sent by Lucifer.

The entire French army was besieged within an area of several kilometers. Their food supplement has basically bottomed out, and it can be said that they have run out of food. Most interestingly, it wasn’t until the fourth day that Lucifer found himself as if he had caught a big fish.

Pepin of France, Prince Pepin, was captured by Gawain during the pursuit. However, in Gao Wen’s words, he didn’t actually do anything, just saw a high-level unlucky bastard who fell off his horse and was ready to catch him. It turned out to be the prince of France.

Hearing this, Lucifer once thought that Gao Wen’s lucky value had reached the legendary EX level.

Or maybe this prince used to use a gun? Nicknamed Suicide Brother?

In any case, since the last supreme commander was captured, Lucifer did not have to worry that the French army by the river could still organize resistance. However, Lucifer also understood why the number of surrendered reached an exaggerated 40,000 or more.

The prince was taken hostage, and many of the troops associated with him chose to surrender. If the prince does not return safely, their fate is probably already sealed.

After breakfast, Lucifer convened another military conference. Most of the senior generals who came in this time wore expressions of joy. After all, they won a big victory, and now they only need to give each other the last blow.

Lucifer’s call made them think they wanted to continue the offensive and annihilate the last French army. In fact, with Britain’s current military strength, it is not too difficult to do this. But with strong enemies in the east and north, Lucifer had to think internationally.

“King, please wait for me to attack. The French legions in front of them are already vulnerable, and with a final battle, they can be lost forever. Gawain stood up first.

Because of the merit of capturing the prince before, Lucifer gave him the holy sword in the prince’s hand. Although he was not yet familiar with the power of the Holy Sword, he had at least greatly increased his confidence.

“You all have the same confidence as Gao Wenqing.” Lucifer smiled and looked around. Except for Artoria, who was standing behind him, most of the other knights had such expressions.

“Exactly, Wang. Next, let these French irons take a good look at what a real knight is. The knight named Kai stood up and echoed. He was one of the rising knights of this battle, known for his strength.

“I have seen your fighting spirit. But that’s it for now. Victory is in our hands, and we no longer need to waste the lives of our fellow citizens. Lucifer did not agree to their request.

“The king means to wait until they have no food to surrender automatically?” Lancelot also thought of a possibility at this time.

“That’s just one of the points. The current acting marshal of the other side is Flores Matt, and since he can continue to organize the defense with deserters when Pepin has already been caught, it is enough to prove that he is a talent. If you attack now, you can definitely defeat them. However, the soldiers on the other side who have been cornered because they have no way to retreat, they are likely to have the idea of dying with us. Lucifer went on to speak of a possibility.

If the other party was that kind of weak bone, he would probably have surrendered along with those before him. But these people did not, and in addition to some of the wounded, many more did not want to surrender.

Whether for the glory of the so-called knights, or for the country. They may all want to drag one into the water before death, like the previous marshal. In a sense, they have no way back, but also an advantage.

This situation is really a bit like Han Xin’s backwater. Only, can you have Han Xin’s talent?

“We will be afraid of them!” Kai said a little unconvinced.

Lucifer looked at these knights in front of him and couldn’t help but smile slightly in his heart. They were all knights, and it was difficult to get them to turn the corner now. However, Lucifer did not mind.

“I said I didn’t want to waste a soldier’s life because of this kind of thing. Besides, knights. You are all excellent talents in the kingdom, and I hope that you will take a long-term view in the future, rather than just focusing on the area in front of you. Only by focusing on the overall situation can you qualify as the real commander of the first army. ”

The situation has now reached half the point where the strategy previously set has been achieved. The process was easier than expected, and Lucifer now needed to prepare for the second half.

“I will definitely live up to the king’s expectations.” The knights simultaneously swore an oath to Lucifer.

After coming to their senses, they quietly thought about the deep meaning of Lucifer’s words, but Lucifer did not say anything, leaving them to think. Even Leah thought together. So far, the knights here are unaware of the sinister situation on the other two sides.

“What does Wang mean, other countries?” Tristan thought of something and said calmly.

“Cui Stanqing. Very good, I just finished speaking, and you immediately think of the crux of the matter. That’s right, exactly other countries. Rome to the east and Rus to the north have already laid the border. The enemy is not only France, and if you lose too many troops here, the situation will be very troublesome afterwards. ”

“However, if the offensive is not continued, it may give the French army a chance to regroup.”

“There are already more than 40,000 soldiers surrendered in France, and we killed close to 40,000 in the previous pursuit, and at least 30,000 of the remaining 70,000 on the opposite side were wounded. In this case, even if the army is rearmed, they will not be able to face our 100,000-strong army. Moreover, they now have no supplies, as long as constant pressure is applied not to allow them to sneak across the river, they will automatically surrender in a few days. Lucifer spoke out about the current situation.

The current situation is very good. If the Anglo-French army of a certain era was blocked by a certain mustache and it was possible for Dunkirk to retreat, it was almost impossible with the current situation.

Not to mention that the Rhine River behind is hundreds of meters wide, and there are no boats here, and even they don’t even have food. With the two armies only a few hundred meters apart, they can be detected with just a little big movement.

Moreover, Lucifer was ready to let the magician greet him from time to time, and secretly prepared the thunder gun to prevent the dragon from appearing. In this case, it is almost impossible to turn over.

“I obey the king’s judgment. It’s just Wang, what should we do next? Gawain finally understood what Lucifer meant. He now wants to continue doing his part.

“Wait!”

“Wait?”

“I’m waiting for someone.”

“Wait for someone?”

“Wait for Bismarck, the prime minister of France, to come and talk to me about the terms. Remember, hold the camp, do not storm, do not let them cross the river. That is your task now. ”

“Obey.”

After that, Lucifer laid out the overall strategic direction and let the knights complete the details of their area of responsibility before letting each of them leave. There were only two people left in the big tent at the moment, and Lucifer breathed a sigh of relief.