Chapter 23: The Military Conference to Destroy the Enemy Army (Part 1)

Britannia's 5,000 crusade army, after a morning's journey, is now resting and having lunch, and every soldier is silently solving the food in the bowl.

The coach camp.

"There are 3 leaders in the rebel army, namely Anton, Abel, and Abbott. They are now divided into 3 armies, and each of them leads a line. Anton is the most capable of the three, It is also the most prestigious, so he commanded the most soldiers and horses, he led 15,000 people, and his current position should be here."

After the captain of the thousand-man team finished speaking, he stretched out his finger and touched a certain place on the map on the table.

Su Cheng looked at the position pointed by the captain of the thousand-man team, and nodded.

"Well, go ahead."

"As for Abel leading 10,000 people, his position is probably here."

"Ok."

"About led the least number of people, a total of 5,000 people. His position is probably here."

"Ok."

Su Cheng looked at the map in front of him thoughtfully, and then said:

"Judging from the marching route of their three armies, their goal is Cordoba."

"The subordinates think so too." The captain of the thousand-man team said, "Cordoba has a large stockpile of supplies, and the number of soldiers is small, so it is the most suitable target."

Su Cheng nodded.

"Well, I understand all the current information, thank you for your explanation, you can go out first."

"yes."

After the captain of the thousand-man team went out, Su Cheng's originally straight waist immediately bent down, and the original stern look on his face disappeared, replaced by a tired look.

"Ah...the armor is so heavy." Su Cheng twisted his neck, "After wearing it for more than a week, I still can't get used to it."

Although Su Cheng is not even considered a soldier, he is now the commander of an army, so His Majesty the Emperor gave Su Cheng a set of armor that only knights can wear.

It was a very handsome set of armor in white and blue.

The armor of knights in this world is very different from the armor of knights in Europe on Earth. The shoulder armor of the knight's armor in this world is very large, and it is not the kind of "iron can" armor, and there are many places on the body without armor guards.

The ranks of soldiers in the Britannia Empire are very simple and easy to remember.

The lowest rank in the army of the Britannian Empire is the ordinary soldier, the top is the captain of the ten, the next is the captain of the century, the next is the captain of the five hundred, and the top is the captain of the thousand. team leader.

Above the captain of the thousand-man team is the knight.

If you can be promoted from the captain of the thousand-man team to the lowest rank of the knights, it means that you have successfully stepped into the ranks of senior officers.

But there are many people who are stuck in the level of the captain's promotion to the knight, and they have not been promoted to the knight in their entire lives.

Su Cheng is now commanding 5,000 people, so there are 5 captains of the thousand-man team. The one who explained the information he has so far to Su Cheng just now is one of these 5 people.

Su Cheng originally thought that these five people who have been promoted to the captain of the thousand-man team by virtue of their continuous accumulation of military achievements would be very upset with him, who is not even a soldier, but can command them.

However, he was overwhelmed. None of the five captains of the thousand-man team expressed any dislike for Su Cheng, but strictly obeyed Su Cheng's orders.

Not only the five thousand captains, but also the 5,000 soldiers below did not express any disgust towards Su Cheng, nor did they obey Su Cheng's orders.

Su Cheng ordered the whole army to set off, and the whole army set off immediately. Order the whole army to rest, and the whole army will rest immediately.

It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor did not casually throw 5,000 miscellaneous soldiers who were difficult to discipline to Su Cheng, but handed over 5,000 elite troops who would strictly obey orders.

Thinking of this,

Su Cheng's pressure became even greater. Any small mistake by oneself is likely to lead to the annihilation of this 5,000-strong elite army.

Moreover, although they are elite troops, the three waves of crusade troops sent before were also elite troops. These three waves of elite troops were still defeated even though they were superior in numbers.

But this time, the army led by Su Cheng not only did not have the advantage in numbers, but was also at a great disadvantage.

Thinking of this, Su Cheng's pressure became even greater.

"So, brother. Have you thought of a way to defeat the enemy?" said Alan who had been standing silently behind Su Cheng just now.

Su Cheng smiled wryly.

"No, I can't think of anything."

"After all, we need to rely on 5,000 people to fight 30,000 people," Deng Jiaer frowned. "There is a 1:6 troop gap, so it's not that easy to think of a solution."

Su Cheng also brought Alan and Deng Jiaer.

This time, Alan and Deng Jiaer participated in the battle as Su Cheng's knight retinue.

Knight retinue - that is, the knight's entourage.

Every knight in the Britannia Empire can have 2 knight retinues. When knights go to the battlefield, they can bring their own knight retinues to the battlefield together.

If the retinue has made meritorious service on the battlefield, the retinue will still be counted with military merit. When the military merit has accumulated to a certain level, the retinue can also be officially converted from a knight retinue to a knight.

Therefore, many people who dreamed of becoming a knight longed to become a knight's squire, because it was easier to become a knight than to be a soldier.

Therefore, knight retinue can be regarded as an extremely sought-after profession. Whenever a knight wants to recruit people to be his knight retinue, the applicants are often in the thousands, but a knight can only have 2 It's just a famous retinue, so the competition can be said to be quite fierce.

When Alan and Deng Jiaer learned that Su Cheng was going to lead 5,000 people to put down the 30,000 rebel army, they decided to follow them.

Alan said that he wanted to protect Su Cheng, while Deng Jiaer, who dreamed of becoming a powerful general, said he wanted to experience more of the feeling of being in the army.

Su Cheng couldn't hold them back, so he asked the emperor for instructions, asking if the emperor could be merciful so that he could take the two of them with him.

Emperor Ge Zewen was also straightforward. Although Su Cheng is not a knight at all, he is not qualified to have a knight retinue, but Ge Zewen also made an exception and allowed Alan and Deng Jiaer to follow him as "Su Cheng's knight retinue" Go to the battlefield with Su Cheng.

Alan sighed.

"Hey, brother, why did you take on such a dangerous mission? But it's too late to say anything now, let's think of a way to deal with the 30,000 rebels first, but I don't have anything good at it except fighting , It’s okay for me to fight 100 people alone, but it’s impossible for me to fight 30,000 people alone...Huh? Brother?”

Alan noticed that his brother suddenly seemed to be in a daze, looking intently at the map on the table in front of him, and his eyes shot around the map.

Not only Su Cheng, but even Deng Jiaer was stupefied at this moment, staring at the map in front of him, still muttering something, but Alan couldn't hear what she was saying.

Alan opened her mouth, and when she was about to say something, she quickly closed it, because her intuition told her that it was best not to disturb these two people now.

I don't know how long it has passed. Su Cheng spoke aloud, but his eyes still did not leave the map:

"The 3rd Army, they are going too fast... It seems like they are in a hurry."

As soon as Su Cheng finished speaking, Deng Jiaer echoed without raising his head:

"Yes, they are going too fast."

Alan swallowed her saliva. She felt that Su Cheng and Deng Jiaer were exuding a strange aura, which made Alan dare not make a sound at all. She could only watch quietly and still stare at him. The duo on the map.

After a long while, Su Cheng moved Shizheng away from the map, and raised his head. The tired look on his face had disappeared, and a confident smile appeared on his face.

"I seem to have found a way to defeat the 30,000 troops."

At this time, Deng Jiaer also raised his head, with a smile on his face.

"Sir, I seem to have figured out a way to defeat them. I don't know if it's right, and I don't know if it's different from the method you came up with, sir."