I will be crowned king

The smoke cleared and the sun rose in the east.

The new rising sun jumped over the horizon, dyeing the calm sea and the messy battlefield with the golden color of morning light, and also brought to an end the bloody battle in Reef Town that lasted all night.

The battle is over.

If the coalition's general offensive, which relied on crushing force, only plunged Tashien and his soldiers into despair, then the artillery fire from the sea was the last straw that destroyed their morale and confidence.

A still intact infantry regiment was blown apart on the spot. The flying sand and soil carried all kinds of debris, simply burying all the defenders alive in the back line, and "by the way" paved the way for the coalition forces who were struggling to find the direction to attack. Leveled the road.

When Tasien was dug out of the sand by the orderlies and several knight officers, he was covered in blood and almost dead. The soldiers around him were not so lucky, and they had changed while being buried alive. Became a corpse.

The dazed fleet commander sat blankly on the ruins of the trench, and it took him a quarter of an hour to finally regain his senses; and the first thing he did after regaining consciousness was to order the surrender to the Clovis people.

The impact of the "mutiny" of the Hantu Fleet not only gave the enemy dozens more naval guns, but also destroyed the fleet's last hope of breaking out.

Tasien's original plan was to break out of Reef Town, and then find a way to contact the fleet that was "forced to surrender" to take him to Carindia Port and join the advance army controlling it.

However, the sailors and imperial soldiers of the fleet, on which he had placed high hopes, used a round of artillery bombardment to present a "letter of surrender" to the Clovis people, indicating that as long as the coalition forces let them go, they would not mind blowing up their own people plus their commanders. God.

What Tasien didn't even know was that they couldn't withstand the "infantry and artillery coordination" of the coalition forces. The imperial defenders, who were attacked from both sides, had already laid down their weapons in an organized manner and became prisoners of the Storm Division; when he made up his mind to surrender, At that time, he was actually a "bare commander" with only orderlies and a few knight officers left around him.

Facing the dazzling morning sun, with his whole body wrapped in bandages and a numb expression, Tashien sat in the tent "specially" prepared for him by the Storm Division, looking at the battlefield of Reef Town not far away.

The surrendered Imperial line soldiers were tied up in strings with ropes like prisoners and slaves, and they knelt dejectedly on the edge of the trench, with the military flags under their feet piled up haphazardly like firewood stacks;

The coalition forces composed of Thun and Aiden people were cleaning the battlefield lively, cheering, quarreling, and even scuffling over one or two trophies dug out of the mud pits and pulled from the corpses; the Stormtrooper soldiers next to them Then they patrolled back and forth among the corpses with their rifles in hand, inspecting their results;

The knights stood in a row outside a certain tent in single clothes, holding their own guns and sabers in their arms. They walked into the tent one by one, with solemn and courteous postures...as if they were not surrendering, but participating in a noble battle. prom;

As for the fleet anchored on the sea in the distance, Tasien didn't even know when they hung the Clovis flag, let alone why the "Imperial" Hantu fleet still had the color of Clovis. Unicorn flag.

What happened was so sudden and so shocking that Tashien, who was extremely exhausted, seriously suspected that he was actually still in a coma and that everything in front of him was just a nightmare.

This sense of trance was so strong that when Fabian walked into the tent, Tasheen once thought that he was Bernard, the deputy commander of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and was surprised in his subconscious that this guy was so young.

"Map, paper, pen."

The expressionless former Guards officer stood in front of him and spread the things in his arms on the table between the two of them: "Your Excellency Tasien, you have half an hour to write down all the information you know. On top of this.”

"The number of troops, the organization and designation of the troops, the name of the commander, the logistics route, the attack plan...it doesn't matter if you lie or be vague, just write as much as you know."

The fleet commander's face suddenly darkened.

"I... Tasien Elfn, a dignified imperial knight, Lord of Overlook Castle, and the commander of the Hantu Expeditionary Force appointed by His Majesty."

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Tasien raised his chin slightly, and looked into Fabian's eyes with cold eyes: "As a noble knight, I have the right to refuse to answer all your questions, and I enjoy the pleasure of being with you." Give prisoners the treatment they deserve—where’s your commander, why doesn’t he come to see me?!”

"Deputy Commander Anson Bach is very busy right now and has no time to take care of such trivial matters as prisoner interrogation, so I, the little grenadier commander, will do it for him."

Fabian's tone was as calm as ever, he took a bottle of wine and a glass in a leisurely manner, poured the wine and said in a deep voice: "And we have one and only one request from you, answer the question. "

"As for whether to answer or not, to be honest or to lie...that is your right."

"Really?" Tasien sneered, and the raised corners of his mouth pulled at the wound, making his smile look a little ferocious:

"Then if I refuse to answer, what are you going to do...kill me?"

"of course not."

Fabian expressionlessly picked up the wine glass on the table. Just when Tashien thought he was going to hand it to him and reached out to take it, the Grenadier Captain drank the wine in one gulp.

"I just said that it is your right to answer or not to answer."

Gently licking the wine stains at the corner of his mouth, Fabian calmly put the glass back into place. The nearly transparent glass reflected Tasheen's increasingly ugly expression:

"You are the prisoner of the deputy commander. We are obliged to ensure your safety before your family pays the ransom. It is my responsibility as the commander of the Grenadier Corps to ensure that we can get the necessary information from you... It has nothing to do with you."

"Oh?" Tasien smiled even more ugly:

"How do you make sure?"

"Of course I ask you to tell the truth."

A gentle smile appeared on Fabian's calm face, and he poured another glass of wine: "In fact, even if you don't speak, we have other channels to obtain most of the intelligence of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and more detailed information about your subordinates. They will tell us...so I personally hope you can be honest."

"After all, if possible, I still hope that I can be a devout believer who never slanders or slanders others."

A devout... believer who doesn't draw lines and slander others?

"What do you want to do?!"

Tasheen suddenly became nervous.

"In the previous Hantu War, we have encountered more than one attack from the old god's spellcasters; some of them are Ysel elves - you probably know this - and some are genuine humans."

Fabian smiled and said: "Elega Visenya, the former Grand Duke of Mist and a genuine spell caster, is now a guest of the Deputy Commander just like you."

"We supported his son to become the new Grand Duke of Myster, and promised him that the territory of the Grand Duchy of Myster will still belong to the Vessenian family in the future; in exchange..."

"You want him to frame me... frame me as an old god sect?!"

Tashien's excited growl echoed in the tent.

The smiling Fabian did not answer his question. He sat down slowly, pushed the glass full of wine in front of the angry Tashian, and at the same time placed the pen horizontally on the map:

"As a responsible grenadier commander, I sincerely hope that you can cooperate with my work so that I can successfully complete the tasks assigned to me by the deputy commander - to be honest, I actually like this job now. Yes, before Anson Bach is dismissed, I have no idea of ​​​​changing jobs yet."

"As for the consequences of your non-cooperation? Haha, it actually doesn't matter. I have no right to use any punishment on you, and it will definitely not pose any threat to your personal safety; as for means other than health and personal safety..."

“…it’s up to your imagination.”

……………………

When Tashien, with exposed veins and cold sweat on his forehead, picked up the pen tremblingly, Anson and Karl were counting the biggest gains from this battle.

That is the Hantu Fleet.

Two ships sank, one—also the most valuable three-masted cruiser—flagship rose, three ships were severely burned, and the remaining eleven ships were repaired and could still carry at least two thousand soldiers and dozens of soldiers. A naval gun plus two or three infantry regiments of supplies for a month can be dropped into any corner of the Hantu coastline.

Big money...in every sense of the word.

This not only means cutting off the empire's tentacles that can reach the hinterland of the vast land at any time, but also gaining control of a powerful sea surface mobile force - but a true comeback!

Without the fleet, the imperial army that occupied the port of Carindia became a lone force without support and supplies, and the imperial expeditionary force that is currently attacking the Aiden Fortress can no longer fight on two fronts, threatening the "three hundred thousand army" of Hantu. supply lines.

what does that mean?

This means that if the advance army in Carindia Port is annihilated again, the empire will have no other means to interfere with the land except for a frontal attack!

Under this situation, unless a decisive battle can be used to annihilate Hantu's most elite main army, the current situation will never be changed with the troops that the empire can send to Hantu.

In fact, this is also the pattern of the southern army's invasion of the Iser Elf Kingdom... Use the method of encirclement and reinforcements, forcing the opponent to send the elite main army to support, then organize a battle to annihilate them, and then take advantage of the situation to launch a full-scale invasion.

Although the Battle of Eagle Point City did not actually achieve the optimal result because Louis Bernard used himself as bait, it was at most a "little" mistake... If the Thirteen Council had not suddenly exposed itself, Ludwig was at least already besieging the royal court of the Elf King Yser.

Using himself to save others, Anson speculated that the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Expeditionary Force was probably planning a decisive battle; and his wishful thinking should be to cut off the supply line of Hantu's "three hundred thousand troops" before the battle began.

"So you plan to rely on this fleet to capture the port of Carindia?"

Standing on the deck, holding a cigarette, Karl looked at the Carindia sailor who was tied into a rice dumpling and said.

"Well, once we dig out all the information we can about Commander Tashien, we will hand the fleet to Fabian and let him lead the Grenadier Regiment to attack the port."

Anson, who put his hands in his pockets, nodded slightly, with a smooth and smooth look on his face: "I will lead the remaining infantry regiments to cooperate with Lenore Emmanuel and attack the city separately."

"You mean the heir to the Principality of Ayden?"

"Yes, Claude I allocated him a legion of almost 10,000 people, plus a total of 30,000 people from our side to capture the Carindia Port." Anson nodded:

"After all, Carindia Port has been promised to the Emmanuel family, so we must make some statement."

According to the plan that the "Supreme Staff" has tried its best to come up with, Hantu's "three hundred thousand troops" will go to the border to reinforce the border and resist the invasion of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

In a sense, Claude Francois, who had just been crowned and ascended the throne, actually had the idea of ​​fighting a decisive battle - after all, he was now not only the Grand Duke of Thun, but also the king of the entire land. As long as there was Maybe he still wanted to avoid letting the empire's troops enter Hantu.

But on the other hand, he also had to prepare for some "worst" scenarios. Even if he no longer wanted to cede Carindia Port to the Emmanuel family, he could not let an imperial army get so close to Han. The hinterland can directly threaten the important logistics base of Tiezhong Fort.

Therefore, despite 10,000 reluctances, Claude gritted his teeth and allocated 10,000 line soldiers equipped with Leiden front-mounted infantry to Lenore Emmanuel, and then asked the "foreign mercenaries" of the Storm Division to cooperate. Recapture the port of Carindia.

Of course, the King of Hantu's real wishful thinking was to have the Stormtroopers pursue the fleet, and Renaud, who could not wait for reinforcements, was unable to launch an attack. In this way, as long as the war was tense, he could justifiably pull the Stormtroopers away. Go to the western battlefield, which is closer to him, and put the "elite" Stormtroopers into the decisive battle against the main force of the empire.

But it is a pity that he miscalculated Anson's efficiency, or overestimated the combat effectiveness of the imperial fleet. It was originally expected that it would take at least a week - because it takes a lot of time just to confirm the landing position of the fleet - to end the battle. In the end, It only took one night to capture all the people and the fleet.

"And then there's you."

"Me?" Karl was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "What does this have to do with me, the adjutant?"

"The adjutant is the chief of staff." Anson emphasized:

"You leave immediately and report to Claude Francois's military camp."

"Why?"

"Because this time is different from the time in Eagle Point City - we have no confidence to lose. Even winning half is not enough. We must win a big victory." Anson looked at Carl Bain with a solemn expression:

"But I can't trust Claude Francois and the others - I can't control whether Hantu is dead or alive, and I don't want to, but at least they can't die now anyway, so I want you to promise me that no matter what happens, We must bring back this 'three hundred thousand army'."

"The only one I can trust is you."

In the last chapter, Kong Kong got the wrong number of chapters, so I can only mistake it...please don't start with the first chapter.