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GOR Chapter 620 Counterattack
"Sir, you mean to say …"
"Sir, I object! This is too risky! "
"Sir, I believe that given our present situation, we do not have enough military strength to counterattack!"
"Sir, I believe that this is an irresponsible and risky action! Although our military strength has barely reached 200,000, more than half of them are from the defeated army. We have yet to reorganize ourselves and our morale has yet to recover … "
Du Wei continued to sit quietly in his seat as he watched the fierce opposition from the generals within the hall. In front of him, there's a long sword placed on the table. This sword belonged to the late Earl Raymond's relic. When he went to the battlefield this time, Du Wei brought this sword with him.
His gaze slowly swept through the crowd. He observed the expressions of worry, dissatisfaction and shock on the faces of the generals – thankfully, the ten students from the Imperial Military Academy did not say anything. As Du Wei's direct subordinates, these youngsters had absolute obedience and trust towards Du Wei – however, there were still traces of doubt and confusion in their eyes.
Du Wei glanced at his younger brother. Gabriel pursed his lips and said nothing. His eyes were focused on his boots.
Then, Du Wei spoke up.
"Our army has been gathering at Ajin City for two months now. The loss of the frontline fortress is still fresh in our minds. Additionally, there is no need for me to tell you this. Although the enemy did not attack the south, the loss of the fortress and the river defence line had damaged the integrity of the entire Kabasky Defence Line! A huge gap has appeared in our defensive line. If the enemy dares to take the risk, they could send their soldiers through this gap to attack our inner flank. They could even launch a sneak attack on the rear supply line of the central fortress! "
Du Wei gave the order and two bodyguards unfurled the map hanging on the wall. Du Wei glanced at the generals and said, "See this?"
"Your concern is justified." A general stepped forward. He was not one of Du Wei's direct subordinates. Rather, he was a second-line general from the eastern front. He cleared his throat and slowly said, "It is as you said. If the enemy dares to take the risk, they could move west from the southern part of the fortress and launch a sneak attack on our central defensive line. However … … I don't think that is likely to happen. We still have a lot of troops here. Moreover, if the enemy were to attack the south with light cavalry, it would be impossible for a large army to hide the news. Once their army sneak attacks the south, they would be intercepted by us. Even if they were to flee to our inner regions, we would be able to block their retreat from the rear. In that case, their army would become an isolated army! Without reinforcements and supplies, a lone army won't be able to pose much of a threat to us. "
"But they can burn, kill, and plunder." Du Wei said indifferently, "Besides, we can't place our hopes on the enemy's' fear of taking risks'."
"I don't think that's within our scope of consideration for now." The general who spoke was still insistent. His speech represented the position of a considerable number of generals. Seeing the others nodding, Du Wei sighed in his heart. It was not easy to deal with troops who were not under his direct command. First of all, although these people seemed to be submissive to him, the commander who had appeared out of nowhere, they might not be convinced in their hearts.
"Even if the enemy sneak attacks our inner regions, they would at most cause some disturbance and chaos. They would not be willing to sacrifice an army just to cause some chaos among the civilians. The gains would not make up for the losses. I don't think the enemy would be so stupid. " The general's words were very firm and his attitude was not very respectful. In the end, he even said, "You don't understand military common sense."
"As long as we firmly defend Yajin City, the enemy will not dare to bypass us and truly attack the south! Those disruptive attacks will not be able to do much. "
Du Wei snorted and looked at the general. "You mean, there is no need to take back the fallen stronghold?"
The general's face sank and he said in a low voice, "Sir, that's not what I mean. It's just that we are not ready yet! Right now, it seems that we have gathered 200,000 troops in Yajin City, but more than half of them are frightened defeated troops. Their morale has not recovered, and there are many wounded! As for many of the troops, after being disrupted by you and reorganized, they still need a period of adjustment … "
At this point, he deliberately paused and looked back at Du Wei. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with Du Wei's actions of disrupting and reorganizing the 100,000 defeated troops of the Tempest Legion.
Du Wei waved his hand impatiently. "Then, when do you think we can counterattack the stronghold? Wait until next year? "
The general sneered and said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing, "You are the commander. This question does not seem to be decided by me."
Du Wei was so angry that he almost laughed out loud.
Very good, very good indeed!
When they were defeated, Yajin City was in chaos. The second-line troops behind the Tempest Legion were all panicking like dogs. After he arrived, the situation was stabilized. In the beginning, these people relied on his reputation to stabilize the morale of the troops and the people.
Now that the crisis seemed to have gradually passed, these arrogant soldiers began to disobey his orders.
In the end, these people belonged to the Tempest Legion and were not very convinced by him, the commander who was parachuted in from the imperial capital.
Previously, he had forcefully broken up the 100,000 defeated troops and reorganized them. In a way, he had stripped the military power of many of the Tempest Legion's defeated generals and grieved for their loss. This method had also caused the generals of the Tempest Legion to be dissatisfied. Had the dissatisfaction of many days finally gradually erupted?
Just as this guy said, as long as they firmly defended Yajin City, the sinners' army would not take a detour to the south before conquering this place. However, Du Wei's current consideration was not to continue dragging things out here!
He had been to the stronghold and seen with his own eyes that the enemy was tearing it down and rebuilding the sinners' military castle and stronghold on the north bank!
If he continued to wait, then after the sinners gained a firm foothold on the north bank, the initiative of the battle would fall into Luoxue's hands! At that time, Luoxue would be able to firmly grasp the defensive line of the river and lose the initiative!
What Du Wei wanted was not a simple defense, but victory!
Just as he had said to Luoxue, even if the final goal was peace, humans had to stand in the position of the victor at the negotiation table when signing the peace agreement!
If he continued to wait and let the sinners digest the territory in the north bit by bit, gain a firm foothold, and establish a solid foundation?
He had to be the first to strike and disrupt the enemy's plans!
More importantly, Du Wei believed that now was the best time to counterattack!
From what he had seen from Luoxue, Luoxue was clearly prepared to give up the stronghold! If he attacked now, the enemy's resistance would not be too strong. It was very likely that they would retreat after a battle. At that time, no matter what, this would be a "victory". No matter how valuable this victory was, it would at least greatly improve the morale of the human army after experiencing a crushing defeat.
What made Du Wei even angrier was that he had already clearly explained this principle to these people.
However, these people still objected.
Of course, there was a reason to defend steadily, but in this situation, if they did not counterattack, would they wait for the enemy to tear down the stronghold and leave?
Thinking of this, Du Wei's eyes quickly turned cold. He stared closely at the general who objected — he was a division commander in the second-line army of the Tempest Legion and had the rank of major general of the Empire.
"You." Du Wei stood up and pointed at the general's nose from afar. There was a hint of a sneer in his tone. "I want to ask a question. You are blindly objecting to this counterattack plan. Is it because you really think this plan is not feasible, or because you are cowardly and afraid of war? " At this point, Du Wei deliberately paused for a moment before continuing slowly, "Or is it because you are purely dissatisfied with me in your heart?"
"Sir!" The general's expression changed. He clenched his teeth but still straightened his neck. "I am just speaking logically! You are the commander, so please act with caution. You must know that when it comes to war, the commander's decision will often determine the life and death of thousands of soldiers! "
"Ha!" Du Wei laughed out of anger: "Oh, you think I don't know how to fight?"
Du Wei glanced at the other party's badge: "Well, you are 36 years old this year and have the rank of major general of the Empire. You have been in the Tempest Legion for many years ….. but are you good at fighting?"
At this point, Du Wei's tone turned clear: "I am not even 20 years old. I have seen the cavalry of the prairie in the Northwest and killed the traitors of the Northwest Army. When it comes to fighting, I don't need a general like you to teach me."
Then, Du Wei sat back down. Looking at the general's pale face, but there was a faint trace of anger in his eyes. Disdain in his heart: Just an ignorant fool, there is no need to get angry with this kind of person.
"You should be grateful for my benevolence. Because of your actions, if it was a ruthless commander, they would have already sent your troops to be cannon fodder. But even if you are a selfish and stupid person, there is no need for your men to be punished. " Du Wei sat back down and gently flicked the quill on the table in front of him: "Well, I have heard your 'logically speaking' speech. Now everyone, listen carefully to my orders!"
With a snap, Du Wei snapped the quill in his hand and threw it at the map on the wall. With a bang, half of the quill accurately pierced the map on the wall.
"Pass down my order, the entire army is to prepare for war! The 1st and 3rd Divisions will be the main attack. The 5th and 7th Divisions will be responsible for the flanks. Complete the encirclement ….. I will personally lead the 2nd Cavalry Division and the central army to participate in the main attack! "
Speaking up to here, Du Wei glared fiercely at the people who were still faintly resisting: "By tomorrow evening, the entire army must be prepared and ready to go! If anyone disobeys by then, kill! I don't care if it's a commander or a general! If a commander disobeys, kill! The main commander of the subsidiary army is half a level! If a general disobeys, kill! " Du Wei deliberately glanced at the crowd with a fierce gaze: "I don't care what method you use. At this time tomorrow, I want to see the soldiers in armor, holding swords, and in formation!"
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As the order was passed down, regardless of whether they were willing or not, the military order was suppressed and everyone could only follow it.
In the end, Du Wei's speech of 'kill' made those who wanted to resist the Tempest Legion helplessly accept it.
As for the division commander who led the opposition, his army didn't participate in this battle. In fact, Du Wei didn't even give him the chance to stay behind. That night, an order was passed down to the division commander's camp, ordering the division commander to immediately turn around and head south to maintain the safety of the transport line.
Yajin City was not in a mess. After two months of reorganization, the morale of the troops was still not at the level before the war. However, all the troops' equipment and other supplies were ready.
Over the past few days, Du Wei had re-integrated the 3,000 captives he brought back into the army. During the formation, many people took the initiative to ask to be directly under Du Wei's command. There were even some commanders who asked to be demoted, even if they were to be a captain of Du Wei's personal guards.
However, these people were regarded by Du Wei as the seeds to control this army in the future! If he did not spread these seeds of his prestige to the grass-roots army, how could he completely control the morale of the army?
The troops that were routed after the fall of the stronghold had basically recovered their strength. Although the reorganization had broken up the original organization and under Du Wei's forceful suppression, the troops that had lost their spirit did not resist too much. Only some of the senior officers who had lost their power protested. Du Wei turned a deaf ear to them. At the same time, a large number of the captives were integrated into the army. After regaining some of the officer positions, the senior officers could only sigh helplessly.
The story of the Duke of the Tulip Family riding alone to the enemy camp and saving thousands of captives was given a strong legendary flavor. Under the deliberate propaganda of the captives, it had already spread throughout the army.
What was the biggest hope in a soldier's heart?
The biggest hope was to meet a good commander! A good commander would not sacrifice himself as cannon fodder. He would cherish and respect the soldiers under his command! The most frightening thing was a commander who abandoned his subordinates and ran away alone during a crisis on the battlefield! No one would be willing to follow such a commander.
Du Wei rode alone to the enemy camp and risked his life (although it was a bit of an exaggeration) to save these people. These people originally thought that they were dead for sure!
These people were filled with pessimism and despair all day long in the prisoner camp. They were only worried that they would be collectively slaughtered the next day and their corpses would become the orcs' dinner. Or it could be some unknown, terrifying, and tragic ending.
Most of them did not even think that they would have a chance to return home alive.
Under such circumstances, Du Wei's appearance pulled them out of the fire pit alive and brought them back intact. This kind of kindness was no less than rebirth!
Such a commander was willing to risk his own life to save you when you were in a desperate situation. What else could a soldier ask for when they had such a superior?
Therefore, when Du Wei appeared in front of the army on the second day, he saw a pair of eyes filled with trust!
Below the city wall, the black mass of soldiers had finished forming up. In the camp in the city, the various troops were also ready.
Duwei's appearance showed that he had put in a lot of thought.
He appeared on top of the city wall. There were no personal guards or attendants around him.
A huge and muscular Griffin with black wings stood proudly on top of the city wall. Its claws were tightly clasped on the wall! As it looked around, it faintly gave off an oppressive and fierce aura!
Du Wei rode on the back of this Griffin. Following his soft shout, the Griffin spread its wings and soared down from the high city wall. It spread its wings and landed steadily in front of the army!
Du Wei rode on the Griffin and was watched by tens of thousands of people. There was admiration, respect, loyalty, trust …
At this moment, Du Wei suddenly felt a kind of carefree and excited feeling of having great power in his hands!
The life and death of these soldiers are decided by me alone! With one order, these people will fight with their lives on the line for me!
"Fellow soldiers!"
Du Wei, who was riding on the Griffin, suddenly gripped onto a long cross shaped spear. He imitated Longinus' cross shaped spear and pointed it at the sky. At the same time, the Griffin spread open its front hooves and stood up.
"Soldiers!" Duwei tried his best to use the loudest volume, the most powerful voice, roaring loudly!
"The outcome of this war will depend on your bravery! I believe that you will use your bravery to defend the Empire! " Du Wei swung his spear fiercely, bringing with it a violent atmosphere. His whole body began to emit a vigorous light of dou qi.
His voice carried with it a sense of awe that caused others to prostrate themselves in worship. "As your commander, I only want to make one vow to all of you! I only want to make one promise to all of you! "
Everyone listened quietly. At this moment, the black mass of soldiers was completely silent. There was not the slightest bit of noise.
"I! Du Wei Rollin Rudolph! Your commander! On the battlefield, I will never abandon any of my comrades! It doesn't matter if you are a general or a soldier! If there is a need to charge, I will charge at the front with all of you! If there is a need to retreat, I will be the last one to leave! "
The loud and awe-inspiring voice resounded throughout the battlefield. Du Wei was wearing the black iron armour of a high-ranking general of the Empire. In addition, his body was emitting a glow of dou qi. Riding on the mighty Griffin, he raised the sharp cross shaped spear in his hand …
At this moment, Du Wei had truly transformed from a noble to the commander in the hearts of thousands of soldiers!
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The army moved northward.
On the flanks, the two divisions had already advanced, maintaining a distance of about two hours from the middle army.
As for Du Wei himself, he was not with the two infantry divisions in the middle army. The division commanders of the two infantry divisions were newly promoted by Du Wei. One of them was the injured general with the highest military rank among the prisoners of war. The other was a commander among the prisoners of war who was temporarily promoted to division commander. As for the military rank, Du Wei did not have the authority to promote him to general for the time being. He still commanded a division with the rank of commander.
Of the prisoners of war, half of them were incorporated into the two infantry regiments. This allowed Du Wei's control over the middle army to reach an unprecedented level. Although he still hasn't reached the level of being a direct line of command, at the very least, there was no problem in following his orders.
As for the middle army, there was also a special unit. It was the private cavalry of Du Wei's family that General Guetta had brought from the Northwest — the Thunder Cavalry!
When the Thunder Cavalry first arrived at Jin City, they had brought a great shock to the garrison of Jin City!
Even these professional soldiers had never seen such an astonishingly huge warhorse!
Which general would not like a good horse? Seeing so many war horses, some people quickly went to Du Wei in private to ask for them. There were also some generals who were angry. They thought that if Du Wei's soldiers could ride such good horses, why couldn't they, a general, ask for two?
However, all such requests were rejected by Du Wei.
Some generals tried to use their position to force the Thunder Cavalry to ask for the horses in private. Some even tried to rob them.
In these people's view, as a general, if they stole a soldier's war horse, they would not dare to do anything. Even if the matter was brought to the Duke of the Tulip Family, it was just a matter of a horse. Since the horse was already in their hands, the Duke of the Tulip Family would not dare to make trouble for a general for a soldier.
In the end … …
Those who had such thoughts were quickly dispelled.
The first one to snatch a horse was a cavalry commander of a certain division. This commander ran to the Thunder Cavalry's encampment and tried to buy a horse in private. After being coldly rejected, he wanted to snatch the horse by force. However, the cavalry of the Tulip Family did not seem to take this commander seriously. As a result, no one knew what happened to this commander.
They only knew that he was thrown out of the Thunder Cavalry's camp with a bloody nose and a swollen face.
After that, his subordinates tried to take people to get back at them. Although private fights were not allowed in the army, soldiers were all vigorous people. Who had not fought in private? What's more, you beat up our commander. If we do not retaliate, how can we show our faces in the future?
As a result, of the hundreds of people who went to get back at them, only a hundred of the Thunder Cavalry came out. They did not even ride a horse, but all of them were beaten black and blue and thrown out of the camp.
The matter became more and more serious. Later, the general of the division that the commander belonged to personally led people to get back at them.
This little idiot was indeed worthy of being Longbottom's successor. In front of thousands of people, he fiercely took off his gloves and threw them at the face of the opposing general. He coldly said: "Duel! Regardless of life or death, do you dare? "
The general immediately became angry: "I am a general of the Empire. You are just a private army, how dare you …"
"General?" Guida looked up to the sky and laughed. He disdainfully glanced at the other party: "General? When I was in the Northwest to quell the rebellion of the Northwest Army, I killed three major generals and one lieutenant general! I'm afraid there were more than ten commanders! One more won't make a difference, one less won't make a difference! "
When this guy said this, his face was fierce and full of killing intent. One look and you could tell that he was the kind of person who would kill without batting an eyelid.
Sure enough, the general was stunned on the spot.
That general was not willing to duel with this kind of hothead. Looking at the other party's appearance, he was a person who did not care about his life. As a second-line general, how many years did he have to endure to get this kind of experience? If he died on the battlefield, it would be fine, but if he was killed in a private duel, then …
Guida did not care so much. He had an expression that said: "Hurry up and nod your head. Let's go in with the white knife and out with the red knife." In the end, the general threw out a few harsh words to show that he was a magnanimous person and would not lower himself to the barbarian's level.
Later, Du Wei personally issued an order that these Thunder Cavalry belonged to the family's private army. If anyone dared to have any ideas about the Thunder Cavalry, then it would be considered as stealing the Tulip Family's private property. The Tulip Family's private army could protect the family's property according to the Empire's laws. In other words, they could freely kill!
This kind of rude and unreasonable behavior finally made no one dare to have any ideas about the Thunder Cavalry's warhorses.
Many people could not help but wonder: In a place like the Northwest, where did so many terrifying giant warhorses come from?
At a glance, one could tell that these Thunder Cavalry soldiers were definitely veterans who were used to rolling through mountains of blades and seas of corpses. Although the Tulip Family had experienced some wars with the prairie people and also experienced quelling the rebellion of the Northwest Army, it was impossible for them to produce so many veterans. From the appearance of these cavalry soldiers, it was obvious that they had not only fought one or two battles, but rather, they looked like they had been fighting for half their lives!
Such a group of fierce soldiers, coupled with such a strange warhorse … Although the Thunder Cavalry's warhorses looked envious, when they found out about the consumption of these warhorses, many generals who originally wanted to privately purchase them from the Tulip Family gave up on the idea. An ordinary Thunder Cavalry warhorse consumed twice the amount of fodder as an ordinary warhorse!
There was also a rumor circulating in the camp: In addition to fodder, these warhorses also consumed meat!
At this moment, walking together with such a cavalry unit, the soldiers of the two infantry divisions could not help but feel nervous. Even as Du Wei's younger brother, Gabriel had never heard of this mysterious cavalry unit from Du Wei.
He also had a question in his heart: Where did Big Brother train such a strong army?
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Jin City was not far from the eastern stronghold. After a day and night of marching, the Thunder Cavalry in the vanguard quickly arrived at a small forest about 30 li south of the stronghold.
After stopping here, the main army rested for the night.
The night seemed to be very long. With the war imminent, many soldiers had experienced the defeat of the stronghold. This time, they returned to the stronghold and could not help but feel nervous. They thought of that terrible night, the enemy's flying dragons that filled the sky, reaping the lives of the human soldiers like gods of death … There was also the frightening elf archers whose arrows were like poisonous snakes …
After the generals discussed before the war, Gabriel took out a piece of paper left behind by Du Wei: "Pass down the order, rest for the night and prepare to attack at dawn!"
"For the first battle tomorrow, if we encounter the enemy outside the city, the Thunder Cavalry will charge first!"
After reading the order, no one had any objections. After all, the strength of this mysterious cavalry unit was extraordinary. In the end, the veil would be revealed on the battlefield tomorrow.
As for the Duke … Where was he now?
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On a hillside 20 li outside the stronghold, behind Du Wei was a long line of Griffin Knight resting on the spot.
The Griffin lay on the ground, resting under the care of the Knight. Its mouth was sealed with a leather pouch, so it would not make a sound.
"Tomorrow …" Du Wei stood on the hillside and looked at the outline of the stronghold in the distance under the night sky.
Humph, Luoxue, you've filled the stronghold with all kinds of hay, wood, and kerosene. You plan to burn the stronghold as soon as I attack?
Yes, you're planning to give up on this stronghold, but … you've also left an opportunity for me to take advantage of!
With a light tap of his foot, he quickly carved out a word on the sand on the ground.
Fire!
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