Chapter 785 (1/2)
Outside silver helmets, Bain barracks.
Sitting on the bed, the black haired wizard, who looked askance at Ike, the Earl of the fort of wrath, kept silent from beginning to end and listened carefully to the news about the decisive battle.
It was not until Eckert stopped talking and a whole minute later that Loren sighed softly:
”What's the situation now - not only the Boyi army, but also the safety of Archduke Varna.”
The count of fury Castle shook his head.
”Very bad.”
”Very bad,” he added:
”More than half of the Boyi army was killed, and the most core silver Armored Cavalry was hanged; all the remaining troops were surrounded by the enemy on that grassland and would be swallowed up at any time - even if the enemy didn't do it, they didn't bring enough supplies...”
Eckert's tone was particularly heavy: ”the enemy has set up a blockade around the battlefield, hunting and killing the lone horseback people and the logistics team transporting supplies... They don't know that the front line has been surrounded, but they should be able to detect it in a short time.”
”When the troops on the back line find out that they should withdraw to Qianzhang city when there is no commander; in this way, the probability of the besieged Boyi army breaking through is lower.”
”As for Archduke Laszlo Varna...” Eckert sighed and his eyes twinkled: ”the herald from the love report said very vaguely, but from his appearance - either dead or missing; I prefer to believe in the latter, but it should be the former.”
”At present, the people who are commanding the whole Boyi army are master Halin van ashmai and count Seth braha. The count is seriously injured, so master ashmai is responsible for leading most of the time. It is difficult to say whether they still have the morale and determination to continue fighting.”
”I'm not a alarmist, Duke; but now Boye's war... Is in critical danger!”
”That sounds like it.” Loren calmly raised his eyes:
”But you don't seem to want me to rescue the Boyi people so much?”
”In terms of morality and the relationship between the two principalities, we must save them; otherwise Boye will be over, and the friendship between Byrne and Boye with blood thicker than water will be over!”
Eckert's face was tense: ”but it's a trap... The Centaur left the Boyi people and didn't kill them immediately. He just wanted reinforcements to save them.”
”On the battlefield, it is the stupidest act to do what the enemy wants us to do!”
The black haired wizard nodded and understood what the Earl of fury Castle said.
If I immediately led Byrne's army who had just experienced a bloody battle to return to the grassland battlefield to rescue Laszlo Varna, let alone morale and casualties... The only end is to be surrounded and annihilated if I rashly broke into the open battlefield dominated by the enemy.
After all, according to the boi Herald, the total number of centaurs is about 100000; Even if there are certain casualties and the army of Boyi needs to be surrounded, the troops will still be much more than themselves.
Moreover, Eckert's idea also represents the attitude of count Byrne to a certain extent... It is very contradictory that he can't help but doesn't want to take the initiative to die.
At this moment, I'm afraid Sarika Jonah is in the same dilemma - from her heart, she absolutely wants to let Archduke Varna be broken into pieces by centaurs, but many of the surrounded Boyi army are horsemen of the Boyi leadership, who are all her people.
When she inherited the title and became Duke Boye, all the losses of the war will become her losses; Once the 100000 elite are destroyed, Boyi under her rule will become the weakest and helpless Boyi in hundreds of years.
She will never do it!
After thinking for a moment, Loren looked at Eckert again: ”what's your opinion... Retreat to the West and stick to Qianzhang city with Archduke Varna's grandson and the horseback people who withdrew?”
”No, not Qianzhang city.”
He shook his head slightly. Eckert's expression at the moment was extremely calm and his eyes were absolutely: ”we must retreat to Bain territory as soon as possible, take qiaowang peak as the core, defend the bain border, wait for the reinforcements of the Empire or assemble troops to prepare for the counter attack.”
”What are you talking about?!”
Loren's eyelids jumped and his expression was shocked.
He couldn't believe his ears. He believed it would be what Eckert said.
”If we don't go to rescue Archduke Varna and sit back and watch 100000 troops fall, Boyi will be completely finished.” the count of fury Castle said coldly:
”In such a war situation, it is meaningless to stick to Qianzhang city. In the past, the strength of Qianzhang city was based on its special geographical location and two powerful territories supporting each other, both of which are indispensable.”
”Now, the big Boyi leader has been destroyed, the small Boyi leader has hollowed out his family and is an isolated city... It will not have any impact on the war situation except watching the destruction of Boyi and being completely trapped by the enemy.”
Looking at the dark haired wizard's face, Eckert continued to explain: ”in the ten days when we besieged silver helmet mountain, your Union Chamber of Commerce sent a message about the Empire.”
”The three imperial legions and their auxiliary regiments, which were supposed to take turns for rectification, did not dissolve, but went north - nominally to help defend the fortress of duanjieshan, but were placed on the border between Boyi and East Saxony.”
”Obviously, the empire is ready to send troops... Three legions, even without the power of Byrne and Boye, are enough to fight the Centaurs.”
”Imperial Legion...” Loren thought thoughtfully: ”do you know who the commander is?”
”I don't know, but there's a very bad rumor... This time, his majesty Eckhardt II seems to plan to lead his own troops to the great green sea.”
With that, Ike couldn't help sighing heavily.
The Centaur war, which had high hopes and was prepared to revive Byrne's reputation; Finally, it became the end of the fall of Boye and the emperor saving the Empire
Even if Sarika Jonah was no longer willing, she had to accept his Majesty's ”assistance” to revive the Principality of POI, because she had no choice.
What's more, even if she doesn't like it, some boyans are willing; The emperor can put her aside and support Archduke Varna's grandson... Sally card can't take the risk.
The atmosphere became a bit low for the two of them.
”So... It's over.” he took a hard breath, and Lauren leaned on the bed behind him with his hands folded. ”After so many sacrifices and so many difficult battles, in the end, we have to give the greatest credit to others?”
The frowning Eckert nodded slightly and looked down: ”this is... The most reasonable choice; not to mention that you have proved yourself and got your own booty.”
”Booty?” Loren chewed the word.
”You have captured the silver helmet mountain fortress; no matter what, for what, or what the secret is... The facts will not change.” Eckert whispered, but sounded more like comforting: ”this is a great undertaking that all Duke Bain have failed to accomplish for twelve generations.”
”Even the black Duke couldn't do it.”