Chapter 977: Battle of the Rhineland (I)

After seeing through the true intention of the Frank army, Iser quickly used a carrier pigeon to send an order to the strongholds around the "Bushu border", asking the defenders there to rush to the "Bushu border" immediately to intercept the Frank army.

Although time was tight, more than 3,700 soldiers were finally assembled before the Frankish army reached the "Bush border".

When deploying troops to guard the "Bushu border", Iser gave the order to the soldiers responsible for guarding the "Bushu border" - to delay the Frank army for at least 48 hours. After 48 hours, they would It’s time to evacuate the Bushu Border.

The reason why he issued such an order instead of asking the soldiers to hold on to the end was Iser's brilliance.

If the soldiers are allowed to hold on to the end, the morale of these soldiers will only decline.

After all - facing the attack of 300,000 Frank troops, defending the "Bushu Border" is no different from dying.

Soldiers are not fools. Asking them to perform such an ambiguous death mission will only cause their morale to decline, and they may even rebel on the battlefield.

Only those soldiers who are no more elite, or under certain special circumstances, can the soldiers rush to carry out the mission of sending death.

But - if a specific mission goal is set, the result will be different.

Iser set a specific mission goal for the defenders of the "Bushu Border": to delay the Frank army for 48 hours, and after 48 hours have passed, they can retreat.

Knowing how long you have to hold before you can retreat, and not knowing how long you have to hold before you can retreat - these two mentalities have completely different effects on the generals.

The former will make the generals feel that they have a goal and hope of survival, and their morale will be high.

The latter will make the generals feel that they have no goals and are waiting to die, and their morale will drop.

This is the genius of Iser.

The more than 3,700 soldiers, who knew in their hearts that they could survive as long as they delayed the Frank army for 48 hours to retreat, relied on their solid strongholds to launch a tenacious blockade against the 300,000 Frank army.

Although their stronghold was crumbling under the fierce attack of the Franks, it still stood firm until the end.

Despite the difficult process, these more than 3,700 soldiers finally completed their combat mission successfully.

Successfully delayed the Frank army for 48 hours on the "Bushu Border".

After the mission was completed, the surviving soldiers hurriedly evacuated the "Bushu Border".

The "Bushu Border" thus became undefended.

After the soldiers of the Britannian army retreated, the Frankish army easily passed through the "Bush border" and entered the mainland of the Britannian empire.

The Rhine Front that the Britannia Empire spent a lot of money to build was broken through by the Frankish army.

However, the efforts of these 3,700 soldiers were not in vain.

They risked their lives and held back the Frankish army for a full 48 hours, buying valuable advance time for Iser and his army.

When the Frank army crossed the "Buschu border", Iser and most of the army he brought also successfully crossed the Isou River and entered the Rhineland Plain.

The Isou River - the largest tributary of the Rhine River, basically runs east-west. Its source is in the Kingdom of Schupper. It flows from east to west, passing through the Kingdom of Schupper and the Britannia Empire.

The Rhineland Plain borders the Kingdom of Schuper to the east and the Isou River to the south.

Crossing the Isou River north along the Rhine Front means reaching the Rhineland Plain!

The army led by Iser and Albert finally reached the Rhineland plain before the Frank army.

After arriving in the Rhineland Plain, Iser's military strength was as he initially expected, with an army of 300,000 assembled.

Among the 300,000 troops, 240,000 were troops of the Knights of Gabriel and 60,000 were troops of the Knights of Rachel.

A major battle involving 300,000 against 300,000, with 600,000 troops from both sides participating, is about to break out on the Rhineland Plain.

The atmosphere over the Rhineland Plain became more solemn due to the arrival of the two armies...

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Because of its proximity to the border, not many people are willing to live in the Rhineland Plain.

Therefore, even though the Rhineland Plain is a very liveable land, there are very few rural villages with roots here.

The civilians living in the Rhineland Plain had long received the news that the Franks were coming, so they hurriedly packed up all the luggage and dry food they could take away in time, fled the Rhineland Plain, and left this vast plain to Breton. The Danian army and the Frankish army are on the battlefield.

Because there were not many civilians living in the Rhineland Plain, all the civilians here successfully escaped to a safe place before the Rhineland Plain turned into a flesh and blood mill.

It's early morning.

The two armies faced each other in formation on the vast Rhineland plain.

Both of these two armies have distinctive characteristics.

The army to the south all wore armor painted black.

As for the army to the north, the armor color is ordinary silver-white, but they all wear weird pointed helmets.

However, these two armies have the same characteristics.

That is - their military formations are boundless.

No matter which direction you look at, their military formation is boundless, and their soldiers seem to cover the entire Rhineland Plain.

The army on the south side is the 300,000-strong joint corps of the Britannian Empire.

And the army on the north side is the Frankish army.

The Britannian and Frankish armies are facing each other in the south and north.

Yesterday afternoon, the two armies "met" here very tacitly.

After the "meeting", the two armies stopped very tacitly and began to set up camp. No one attacked the other.

Because it was almost dusk, it was no longer suitable to launch an attack.

Although neither side launched an attack, both sides were wary of each other to prevent the other side from launching a surprise attack.

Fortunately, after the two armies "met", it has been peaceful.

The Britannian army was stationed in the south, and the Frankish army was stationed in the north.

The two armies, which should have been incompatible, spent a peaceful night in a very strange way.

The commanders of both sides were actually waiting.

They were all waiting for tomorrow morning.

It is late now, and it is not suitable for large-scale attack and defense.

Only when the sun rises tomorrow, the battle will begin!

After a peaceful night, the two armies once again acted in unison.

When the sun just rose from the horizon, the soldiers of the Britannian Army and the Frankish Army filed out of the tents and began to form formations according to the orders of the commanders.

Neat formations of various shapes and sizes appeared one by one on the vast plains of the Rhineland.

Soon, both the Britannian Army and the Frankish Army were ready for battle.

The war was about to start.

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