Lord of War

In any case, William would never have imagined that it was not Domingo Hastings who was actually commanding the army this time, but Sean Hastings.

Even what he thought was an excellent way to break the situation was not thought up by Domingo. He did not have the courage to put all his eggs in one basket, otherwise he would not be just an earl. But Domingo did not, but Thain did. He is not a person who can only talk on paper. Whether it is territorial management or military strategy, he is not bad. There is nothing wrong with Avi.

Of course, it's not too late now.

Thain had obtained Domingo's official recognition at yesterday's Hastings family meeting and became a member of the Hastings family.

If there were no accidents—of course, it meant that he could win this battle, then he would be the next heir to the Hastings family.

Originally, in his opinion, it was a sure thing, but now there was an accident that shocked the entire Hastings family.

Even Domingo Hastings fell ill immediately after hearing the news.

Thain's face was cloudy and uncertain. He just stared at the urgent report in front of him and didn't speak for a long time.

"Tenqi was killed in battle, the entire 1st Infantry Regiment was wiped out, Taylor was killed in battle, and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of Dabion suffered heavy casualties in battle. They have now retreated to the capital."

The words in the urgent report were brief, but the meaning it brought was extremely astonishing.

Tinky was killed in battle, and Thain didn't feel it at all. Ever since he saw the troops under Sean's command in Void City, he already knew that the private army led by Tinky was no match for the opponent. This can be seen from the fact that the Thunder Lion Know the battlefield over there.

Six thousand fought against five thousand, but it only took two or three days. Of the six thousand people, only three thousand escaped back to Roves.

If this result is acceptable to Thain, then 6,000 against 3,000, the result is that 6,000 people are defeated, this result is unacceptable to Thain. Even if the opponent has a magician and a cavalry unit that charges desperately regardless of casualties, but with twice the number of opponents, even if they can't win, at least they should retreat in an orderly manner, not a big rout!

But as a result, only nearly 4,000 of the 6,000 people fled back, while the other party only suffered nearly 1,000 casualties.

A two-to-one loss ratio doesn't seem like much, but the problem is that the opponent only has 3,000 people!

Sean forced himself to be calm.

He took a few deep breaths before finally suppressing the resentment after seeing this urgent report. He originally wanted to rely on the return of Dabion's Second Cavalry Regiment, and then gather the entire army on his side to attack William's commander's troops, using a front and back attack encirclement tactics, but now Dabion The Second Cavalry Regiment withdrew from the battle, and only the 10,000 troops he could use remained. Thain was still a little helpless.

In fact, as long as the Second Dabion Cavalry Regiment does not retreat, but insists on returning to aid, Thain is 100% sure that William and Sean will be kept. And as long as these two people are left, Tinch will win the war because of them. Regardless of whether Roves or other areas fall in the end, he can take back all of them. But he is also very clear that this time his father was able to bring the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of Dabiang to participate in the war with Pandaland. Otherwise, how could his father be able to command this army to participate in the war among nobles?

To know,

The Second Cavalry Regiment of Dabion is the army representing the Kingdom of Dabion!

An army formally organized by the kingdom intervenes in the contradictory war between two nobles. Is this to start a national war?

Therefore, once the Second Cavalry Regiment of Dabion suffers too many casualties, then this unit will definitely choose to withdraw from the dispute between the two nobles. It's just that Thain didn't expect that things would happen so quickly, and even Taylor died on the battlefield, which was a heavy blow to the Hastings family.

Because, now there is only one strong gold man left in the Hastings family.

Once even this gold powerhouse is dead, then this battle will not have to be fought.

Because as long as the opponent has the courage to adopt beheading tactics and successfully kill him as the commander, then the army he commanded will completely fall into the chaos of losing the commander. With William's ability to command in battle, Thain believed that an army without a commander, no matter how many in number, would not be able to pose any threat at all.

Perhaps others may not dare to take the risk of adopting beheading tactics, because any commander who is not outstanding in personal strength will definitely have an elite guard group around him. This guard group is used to prevent beheading tactics. The stronger the army, the commander The guards around you will be stronger. Thain knew that in the war between the southern side of Dabion and the Principality of Ryan, the two sides invested a total of 13 sanctuary powerhouses, and only the marquis had four sanctuary powerhouses protecting him, plus The thunderous front that she cultivated by herself has no way to carry out the so-called beheading tactics at all.

If it was tens of thousands of years ago, the personal strength of the strong could really be said to be invincible, but in this era, if there are still people who think that only the personal strength of the strong can come and go freely in the army, they can kill them however they want. Kill, then this person must be an idiot. If this is the case, why do the major countries need to cultivate any kind of army, why do they need to engage in any kind of arms race, and how can there be any military class distinctions such as elites and trump cards?

Those who would take the risk of adopting the beheading tactic were extremely courageous and determined to put all their eggs in one basket. If the gap in military strength between the two sides was not too great, no commander would be willing to take the risk of adopting the beheading tactic. But Thain knew very well that once he lost the protection of the strong gold man sent to him by the Hastings family, William would definitely use beheading tactics to quickly end the battle without hesitation.

Without him, the opponent has three low-ranking gold powerhouses, and they are still very powerful.

If it was just one, Thain wouldn't be afraid, after all, the thousand guards around him were not vegetarians either. But three, the result is completely different.

Of course, if Thain knew that Sean not only had three beside him now, but once he joined Mensuo and Annuo, the number of gold powerhouses would increase to seven, and one of them was half a foot into the Holy Land. If he is a real powerhouse in the domain, then he will definitely choose to surrender without hesitation.

Do we still need to fight this kind of battle?

The so-called war between the nobles will only break out when the high-end combat power possessed by each other can almost check and balance each other.

Once the high-end combat power of one of the parties is strong enough to break the balance, then the war will not break out at all.

But even if Thain doesn't know that Sean has an extra ally like Florence, his pressure is still very high.

Stretching out his hand and rubbing his face, Thain's face looked extremely tired, because he suddenly found himself feeling desperate. He is very clear that he has actually entered a dead end, and there is almost no solution to this situation. Although it seems obvious that he has the advantage, in fact, as time goes by, his advantage will only become smaller and smaller, until In the end there was no resistance.

"Report!"

At this moment, a rough roar suddenly interrupted Thain's thoughts.

"What's up?"

"The enemy has abandoned their camp and is withdrawing towards the northwest."

"What?" Thain was taken aback, and at this moment he immediately understood that the other party must have received the news that Tinch and Taylor were killed in battle, and that the Second Dabion Cavalry Regiment had withdrawn from the war, "Immediately Order, the whole army strikes!"

Soon, Thain's order spread to every corner of the entire barracks, and groups of soldiers immediately began to assemble, and then left the barracks behind their captain.

This time, the army moved very fast, and they chose to attack without even cleaning up the camp.

Such an eager march made other people in the army secretly speculate, but under the constraints of their respective captains, the army has always maintained a marching formation. From this point of view, it can be seen that the basic strength of this army The foundation is still there, and it is not as bad as the outside world imagines. However, since it is a rapid march, it will definitely have some impact on physical strength, especially if the rapid march takes a long time, it will even affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

But right now, even knowing these problems, Thain has no choice.

Because once William and Steel Wings converged, Thain knew that it would be impossible to win against the opponent with only his own ten thousand people. What's more, he didn't believe that someone as cunning as William would prevent the Thunder Lion from giving up his original target and rushing towards him. When the time comes, if he is overtaken by the Thunder Lion, he will be the one surrounded by the front and back attack.

For this reason, no matter what price he pays, he must take down William, the coaching force!

Fortunately, this extremely wasteful march did not last long. In just three hours, Thain had already caught up with William's coach's troops.

The two sides encountered on a mountain.

As soon as he saw the opponent's army, Thain immediately calmed down, did not order to continue to advance, but asked the army to form a marching formation, and then began to rest on the spot. The three-hour rapid march has actually begun to affect the combat effectiveness of the army, so if the army is not allowed to recover its strength, then if a battle breaks out in a while, even if he has 10,000 people, it will be useless.

However, almost when the entire army began to rest on the spot, Thain always felt that something was wrong.

Because he found that William's coach army seemed to have fewer troops than he had imagined.

But who are missing?

Thain frowned. He knew that he was a little impatient this time, and didn't send scouting rangers ahead. But since the current situation is like this, it's useless to regret it. It's better to calm down and solve the problem. a battle.

Since twice the number of people can't feed your army, then five times the army this time, it depends on how you fight!

Almost just as soon as this idea emerged, Thain's face changed instantly!

Because he knew who the missing soldiers were.

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