Chapter 1408: Deni, Take a Good Rest

Whether Luo Lin's army can win this battle depends on whether they act fast enough.

It was necessary to arrive at the Britannia Army's formation and engage the Britannia Army before they learned that they had stopped to rest and start taking action again.

Only in this way can we achieve the goal of waiting for work.

So the 70,000 Luolin troops were divided into two groups.

There were 40,000 people on one side, attacking the 50,000 troops of the Knights of Michael, and 30,000 people on the other side, attacking the 30,000 troops of the Knights of Rachel.

Both armies were completely victorious.

The Michael Knights managed to retain half of their military strength because Willie discovered the Luo Lin army's intentions earlier and made some hasty preparations. After the war, Raymond led the army to cut off the rear.

The Knights of Rachel were not so lucky.

The 30,000-strong army of the Rachel Knights and Luo Lin's army had all attacked, but it was still unclear what happened.

At the same time, there was not a powerful force that cut off the rear.

Therefore, the 30,000-strong army of the Rachel Knights was sadly annihilated.

Willy led the Knights of Michael, who had only more than 20,000 people left, to retreat to the city of Orleans in dejection.

Harry was shocked to learn that Willy and others were defeated.

Only about half of the original 150,000-strong army remains.

More than half of the troops were lost - this was considered an extremely heavy casualty.

It is really too reluctant to continue to attack Orleans and face the 70,000 Rollin Army with such military strength.

Therefore, in order to preserve combat power as much as possible, Harry decided to engage in the siege of Orleans and withdraw his troops.

Withdraw the remaining military forces to the occupied area north of Orleans to consolidate the defense of the occupied area.

Ensure that the occupied territory north of Orleans is not lost again.

The siege of Orleans was thus lifted...

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After defeating the 50,000-strong army of the Knights of Michael and the 30,000-strong army of the Knights of Rachel, the two Rollin armies met up and advanced towards Orleans, where the siege had been lifted.

As soon as they arrived at the outskirts of Orleans, Barr and others saw the wide-open city gate of Orleans and heard the cheers and shouts that continued to come from the city of Orleans.

Barr and others led their army into the city of Orleans through the open city gate.

The scene in the city of Orleans, to describe it in one sentence, is a mess.

There were broken bricks and rubble everywhere, as well as blood stains that couldn't be washed away.

Although some time has passed since the battle ended, the air is still filled with the pungent smell of blood and other... weird smells.

However, the expressions on the faces of the citizens and defenders of Orleans formed an extremely sharp contrast with the messy scene in the city.

Their faces were full of excitement and excitement.

Some even cried with joy.

Barr and others can also understand the mood of the citizens and defenders of Orleans at this time.

The citizens and defenders of Orleans withstood the fierce attack of the Britannia army for more than two months.

When the Britannia army first moved south, no city or fortress could hold out for more than two days.

But Orleans persisted for more than 2 months.

I have to say - this is truly a miracle.

Long before he led his troops to attack, Barr had already made up his mind - if the war was victorious, he would report to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to reward all the citizens and defenders of Orleans.

It is thanks to the miraculous persistence of the citizens of Orleans for more than two months that they have accumulated enough strength to launch a counterattack, and are waiting for the one who can save the country... people.

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After entering the city of Orleans, the first thing Barr and others did was to see the generals who died in the more than two months of defending the city.

The bodies of some militiamen were recovered by their families.

The unclaimed bodies were put into coffins.

Some people whose bodies are no longer intact and whose appearance cannot even be identified,

They were all cremated together and their ashes were put into the same coffin.

These coffins are lined up in a row, forming a "long formation" that stretches as far as the eye can see.

The senior generals headed by Barr all held dozens of white roses.

Barr and others walked past each coffin one by one and placed a white rose on the top of the coffin.

This is the custom of their Luo Lin Empire.

Placing a white rose on someone else's coffin expresses the deepest condolences and respect for the person sleeping in the coffin.

The senior generals, headed by Barr, Leo, and Gil, each placed a white rose on the coffin.

After a while, a sea of ​​white roses appeared on the top of each coffin.

Barr placed white roses on each coffin while walking deeper.

Soon... Barr came to the deepest part of the room where the coffin was placed.

In the deepest part of this room dedicated to coffins, there is... the coffin of an old acquaintance.

Looking at the coffin in front of him, which was placed in the deepest part of the room and had the same simple shape as the other coffins in the room, Barr pursed his lips.

Barr couldn't control his trembling lips without tightening his lips.

Barr raised his wrinkled old palm and gently stroked the top of the coffin.

"Deni..." Barr said softly, "It's been really hard on you all this way... Now take a good rest..."

After that, Barr silently placed the last white rose in his hand on Denis's coffin.

Although Orleans successfully created a miracle and held out for more than two months, it also paid an extremely heavy price...

Two-thirds of the soldiers were either dead or seriously injured, and those who were still alive were basically all injured.

The commander Denis and the deputy commander Roger both died in battle.

Denis died in battle to defend the city, and Roger died in battle to go out of the city to convey the news that "Orleans is still holding on."

Compared with Roger, Denis's luck is better. Denis still has a body that can be put in the coffin.

And Roger really has nothing.

Until now, Roger's body has not been found.

These two were old comrades of the senior officers headed by Barr...

When placing the white rose on top of Denis's coffin, some officers finally began to sob because they could not control their emotions...

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On the third day after Barr led his troops into Orleans, Barr suddenly issued a notice to the whole city - all those who were free should go to the city center square immediately, because he had something very important to say to everyone in Orleans.

Driven by curiosity, a large number of citizens of Orleans flocked to the city center square, surrounding the city center square, intending to listen to what Barr had to say to them.

And Barr had long expected this situation to happen, so he arranged a large number of guards early to manage the order of the square.

Barr stood on the high platform at the north end of the city center square, looking at the crowded square below.

After clearing his throat, he said loudly:

"Citizens of Orleans! Good morning! I am Barr de Rue!"