Chapter 99: In theory, I should be a support. (Big chapter! Two in one!)

The situation of the Three Princes Faction finally appeared in the military newspaper.

As Rand expected, the Third Prince's faction suffered much more serious disasters from the God of Struggle than the Second Prince's faction.

Obviously, those villagers who had been robbed would not be able to survive this winter normally. In fact, even without the provocation of the God of Struggle's followers, village wars would have broken out.

Just like Rand's previous battle with the bandit village where Taran was, these desperate people either turned into robbers or fought each other until the population was small enough to use the remaining supplies to survive the cold winter.

The arrival of the God of Struggle followers has exacerbated this process, and the strong people born in this process will become new God of Struggle followers.

Although the process was not fast, the God of Struggle sect developed in this way. Now, the Torch Church, which had been weighing on their heads, was overwhelmed by the gold mine war in the south and had no intention of caring about the civil war in this small or medium-sized kingdom in the north.

And here, they have the intelligence support of the four princes, so they are like fish in water.

Rand turned a page of the military newspaper, which mentioned the movements of the enemy corps observed by the scouts sent by the Second Prince.

The enemy's 2nd Army was defeated by Rand and his men, and the 5th Army was defeated by our 1st Army.

Among the remaining 1st, 3rd and 4th Legions, the 3rd and 4th chose to return to defend. To be more precise, they probably disbanded to deal with issues in their respective territories.

This is actually not a particularly short-sighted thing, because even if the Second Prince's faction wins, not all the nobles who participated in the war will obtain new territories.

Similarly, even if the Three Princes Faction was defeated, not all of the nobles of the Three Princes Faction would be deprived of their territories. Earls and marquises might be deprived of part of their territories, and smaller nobles such as barons and viscounts might have their territories divided, or they might just have to pay compensation.

Then some of the war criminals who were pushed out would be executed.

The Duke might be greatly affected, but a Grand Duke obviously could not influence the collective will of the nobles in several legions.

For everyone else except the Duke, their territories were completely destroyed by the God of Struggle. Losing their estates and the serfs on them was the real end of them. Losing the war meant only losing part of their losses.

As a result, the Three Princes' faction, which was caught in a more serious disaster of the God of Struggle, now has only one legion on the front line.

However, in theory, the Third Prince's faction should be like the Second Prince's faction, with a roving group of mages and elite knights.

But in any case, the current situation can be described as very good.

The military order came down very quickly. When there were originally five legions, although there was a general direction agreed upon at the beginning, in essence all legion commanders still had to act according to circumstances.

Whether it was positional warfare, encirclement, or surprise attack, basically the Second Prince's command center would not directly issue military orders.

But now that it's time for the general offensive, we can't be so lax. This military order is a joint order from the Second Prince and our Grand Duke.

The content of the military order was very simple. The 1st Legion would be the main attack, and the 5th Legion would provide flank support. If the enemy showed a flaw, the Mage Corps and Elite Knights that were already in place would move out and make the final move.

Flanking support is a relatively easy job, at least in this era.

Rand was also happy to have some free time. He had made enough contributions, although he estimated that he was still a little short of the title of viscount.

It's a pity, but it doesn't matter.

After all, he is not a real nobleman, but a cult leader, and will not be restricted too much by the rules of the aristocratic game.

Whether it is to penetrate into the empty grassroots governance, undermine the local nobles, or spread the faith and secretly communicate with other nobles who have converted their beliefs, it can be done.

However, these actions all involve considerable risks, so if there is a chance, Rand would still like to gain some credit.

The army set out quickly.

One thing that must be mentioned at this point is that Rand kicked away all the people from his 2nd Legion.

Originally, this legion came to participate in the encirclement and confrontation with Rand for a long time. It was the Third Prince's 2nd Legion that gave him a headache. Rand had high hopes for them.

It was a pity that they failed to live up to Rand's expectations. If they had not been so stupid and carried too much treasure and were not crowded together, they might have let this troublesome Third Prince's Second Legion escape.

After they were defeated, they temporarily stayed together with the 5th Legion. Those with cavalry qualities were all taken away by the Black and Brown Count. They had just been defeated and their prestige was at the bottom, so they did not have to worry about the nobles among them affecting the Black and Brown Count's say over the cavalry.

However, Rand said that he did not really need those nobles assigned to the infantry corps.

tnnd, as we all know, since most of the infantry are useless, within a certain range, the more people there are in a legion, the smaller its combat effectiveness.

During this period of rest, Rand finally sent those useless conscripts back home on the pretext of returning to defend the territory and transporting money and goods, and streamlined the army into a barely usable one.

Now you, a 2nd Legion infantryman, want to join in, bringing with you a group of frustrated infantrymen who have just been defeated and are being cut down by the enemy. Isn't this simply polluting the army? Rand is well aware that frustration is contagious, especially for these infantrymen and nobles who have just experienced defeat and were slaughtered one-sidedly.

Therefore, Rand kicked most of them back to defend the noble territories, except for some who were sure that their own territories were safe or who had to win military merit.

Rand left their conscripts in the barracks, and arranged them and their elite guards in the trap camp. Yes, Rand reorganized the trap camp specifically for these nobles of the 2nd Legion.

These nobles who wanted to gain military merit were considered to have excellent combat effectiveness in the 2nd Legion, and their morale was not as low as those who were sent back by Rand, so they could still be used.

Rand planned to let these people go to the front, under the pretext of letting them share more of the merits of the war.

However, Rand would not simply let them die, as that would be too ugly. He would just use their decent combat power to serve as the front line.

Now is the coldest season of winter.

The hinterland of the Three Princes' faction is a forest, and the road in the middle is well built. It is estimated that this place used to be a dual economic and administrative center.

It was snowing heavily at this time, with the snow about four fingers thick. There was also snow piled on the branches and leaves of the trees nearby, creating a scene of silver.

The flying snowflakes fell on the soldiers' armor, and their military boots left obvious marks in the snow.

Fortunately, due to poverty, most soldiers wore leather armor, so they were not as cold as iron armor that could freeze the skin.

Rand always remembered a poem that described such a scene, which seemed to be: The general cannot control his horn bow, and the protector general's iron armor is too cold to wear?

Having said that, we also need to pay attention to the bowstring. Too cold weather seems to affect the quality of the bowstring.

Rand was surrounded by his personal guards, the magic steel armored troops.

The guards are fully armored, but their linings are made of fur produced in the den, so there is no need to worry about getting injured.

Now this Royal Guard can be considered to be battle-hardened. Although there are only fifty of them, after Rand's continuous screening and screening on the battlefield, they are already qualified enough. There may still be a gap between them and the powerful armies in history, but their equipment can make up for this problem.

"Attacked!" the scout issued a warning, and then saw an army rushing out from the woods on the side.

"Is it an ambush?" Rand muttered to himself. He found it hard to imagine that those nobles who could only charge cavalry would have such advanced skills as ambushing.

The primary target was obviously the commander Rand. Rand did not dress like the people around him. He was also wearing magic steel armor, but the craftsmanship was much better and there were some decorative patterns on it.

Moreover, riding a tall horse, he is actually quite conspicuous in the crowd.

However, even if he deliberately disguised himself, unless he dismounted and walked with his guards, one could still tell at a glance that he was an important person, so he simply dressed more nicely. Every detail of this magic steel armor was carefully carved by the craftsmen, taking into account both beauty and practicality.

The next moment after the attack, Elsa, wearing purple-black leather armor, appeared silently beside Rand, one in front and one behind Olenna, who had been guarding beside him.

【Elsa Amberlette

Gender: Female

Ability: All-round dexterity

Ability 2: Walking in the Void (expandable)

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On the front battlefield.

Now the First Legion has joined forces with the Mage Corps and the Elite Knights to form a super legion, heading straight for the central camp of the Three Princes' faction.

The second prince stood on a high place and looked around. He was quite lucky as he got caught here.

Since the Three Princes' faction fell into chaos and two legions withdrew, the main force of the Three Princes' faction began to withdraw to the rear, apparently hoping to reach the city in the rear and use the strong city walls to deal with their own main force.

If we really let them retreat into the city, it would be very difficult to deal with.

When the civil war first broke out, both sides tacitly pulled out their teams and fought head-on, because they both wanted to settle the issue once and for all to avoid getting into siege warfare or tug-of-war.

There will still be farm work to do next spring. If the farming season is missed, the Frost Moon Kingdom, which had already been severely damaged in the attack by the Kingdom of Lensa, will obviously not be able to bear greater losses.

But now, it is obvious that the third prince is afraid.

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Fortunately, they arrived in time and did not let these people retreat into their turtle shells. The second prince ordered an attack without hesitation.

The 1st Legion of both sides should be the strongest in overall strength, coupled with the Mage Corps and Elite Knights.

After the Second Prince ordered the attack, he did not issue any further specific instructions, and the real commander on the battlefield was his own Duke.

The Duke, who looked a little old but had sharp features and a tough face, ordered: "Mage Corps, bombard the enemy's center."

The Mage Corps actually has quite a few spells that can be used, but now only the most simple bombing is needed.

Therefore, the Mage Corps now directly transformed into an artillery position, and began to bombard the enemy positions with unstable energy spheres.

The opposing mage group did not try to intercept the spell, but instead began bombing this side as well.

The power of bombing in this world is extremely terrifying. At least those infantrymen with poor quality see their companions being blown apart by energy bodies and turned into bloody mud, with their internal organs splattered all over them.

Many infantrymen simply couldn't stand steadily, but the infantrymen of the 1st Legion were not as useless as those of the 5th Legion. Many of them continued to advance under the swords of the supervision team.

Then came the cavalry charge.

In the history of the country where Rand lived in his previous life, few generals would let cavalry charge into the infantry formation. This was really a loss. As long as the infantry formation was not afraid of escaping, they could achieve a good exchange ratio with the charging heavy cavalry.

Obviously, cavalry is much more expensive than infantry, so this is a pure loss-making business.

But it was different here. Facing the charge of the knights, these infantrymen had no intention of putting up much resistance.

With just one charge, most of the infantry of this era would collapse, exposing their backs to the cavalry, who could then reap the spoils.

But now, it is the elite knights who are hedging against each other.

The battle was so intense that the second prince frowned and asked the duke who was in charge of the overall situation, "Why hasn't the 5th Legion arrived yet?"

The Grand Duke shook his head: "We have already sent several teams of scouts to urge them."

At this time, the 5th Army should have been in place and a charge from the flank would have decided the outcome of the battle, but the 5th Army, which should have arrived long ago, did not arrive.

This immediately plunged the battle into a stalemate.

However, there is no sign of decline at the moment. Even if the situation gets stalemate, it is still beneficial to our side as long as we can hold on until the 3rd Legion arrives at the battlefield.

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At this time, the 5th Legion was stuck. Every time they walked a certain distance, they would be attacked. There were all kinds of people attacking them, including bandits, armed villagers who were provoked to fight by the God of Struggle, or believers of the God of Struggle who came to attack them personally.

There are also high-level professional mercenaries who come from nowhere.

Many of them would not attack their team head-on, but would just attack a few times and then withdraw.

But if we ignore them and continue marching, they will definitely find an opportunity to pounce on us.

Wolf pack tactics.

Rand took a deep breath and then exhaled slightly. The 5th Legion was not familiar with the surrounding terrain, so they must not leave the main road and rush into the woods to fight these people, otherwise they would definitely fail.

But ignoring them is not a good idea either, as they will always bite you like wolves.

I had thought that these noble commanders were weak in tactics and only knew how to charge cavalry. Now it seems that I had underestimated them. Now they try to tear a piece of meat from the 5th Legion from time to time.

These Rand infantrymen have been trained with great difficulty to some degree, but their morale will soon collapse as they are still mediocre in nature.

We are now on the march and cannot use our full strength. There are woodlands on both sides and archery is inconvenient. We really have no way to deal with these people.

This is a marching team of several thousand people, and they are arranged in a relatively long line. No matter how they defend, it is easy to lose sight of one thing while focusing on another.

The Second Prince had already sent several groups of scouts to urge them to come. The battle on the front was fierce and the Fifth Legion was needed to decide the outcome.

But now it seems that the morale of the infantry of the 5th Corps may collapse as they march forward.

And it was not feasible to send the cavalry to provide support first, Rand learned this from the scouts who came over to urge them.

Many scouts had their horses tripped by unknown objects, and then they had to walk to deliver messages while being chased.

It is estimated that many scouts died on the way before they even got here.

This snow-covered road leading to the front battlefield is likely to have tripping trenches.

Therefore, the cavalry cannot leave the infantry regiment and go directly to the battlefield, otherwise they will easily be ambushed and get into trouble.

The situation is a bit troublesome.

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