Chapter 57: Battle at the Ferry of Elon (2)

Fu River, the largest river in the Kingdom of Lund, is a large river running from northeast to southwest. The land in the basin is fertile, with flowers in spring and green in summer. The most notable feature of Fu River is its abundant water volume and rushing water flow .

Because of the Fu River's overly full water volume and too fast flow, there is only one place suitable for crossing the huge Fu River.

That is—the Ferry of Aeron!

If you want to go to Heron City, the capital of the Lund Kingdom, you must cross the Fu River. As long as you cross the V River, you will be greeted by a flat plain, and you can directly reach the capital of the Lund Kingdom, Heron City.

In other words, the Fu River was the last line of defense for Heron City.

In the 289th year of the Britannia Empire, a battle with a scale of nearly 200,000 people is about to start at the Ferry of Elon!

...

In the afternoon of November 4, 289, the imperial calendar of the Britannia Empire.

Within the Kingdom of Lund, 5 miles west of the Ferry of Irun on the River Volunteer, a winding and huge army is slowly moving.

Moving towards the Ferry of Elon.

The 100,000 rescue troops of the Britannia Empire finally entered the territory of the Lund Kingdom after more than ten days of trekking. There is no straight road in the Lund Kingdom, so the overall speed of the army has slowed down.

According to the original plan, it was from November 2nd to November 3rd that they arrived at the Ferry of Elon within two days, but it was not until November 4th that they were about to arrive at the Ferry of Elon.

It was a little slower than the original plan, but it was harmless and within the acceptable range.

The commander-in-chief of the army, Nicholas, is now riding a horse, without saying a word, with a solemn expression on his face.

He had sent sentinels to see if there were any enemy guards at Aeron's Ferry.

If the enemy is guarding, then the decisive battle will be at Aeron's Ferry! If there is no enemy guarding it, it means that Allen has given up the Ferry of Elon and wants to fight them in a field battle.

In fact, Nicholas really hoped that Allen would give up on the Ferry of Elon and the natural danger of Fuhe. If Allen gave up on Ferry of Elon, then this battle would be much easier.

However, this is unlikely. How could a famous general like Allen give up this excellent geographical advantage?

Suddenly, Nicholas heard the sound of horseshoes approaching him. Along with the sound of horseshoes, there was a shout:

"Boss! Coach!"

The sentinel is back!

"How's the situation?" Nicholas asked in a deep voice to the sentinel.

"Back to the commander! The flags are flying on the east bank of the Ferry of Aeron! After a quick look, there are nearly tens of thousands of troops guarding the Ferry of Aeron!"

After listening to the sentinel's report, Nicholas secretly shouted in his heart:

Did you choose to stick to the Ferry of Aeron? Allen!

However, although Nicholas felt disappointed in Allen's decision to stick to the Yiren Ferry, Nicholas still looked unchanged and said:

"Well, I see, continue to check the enemy's movements! If the enemy at Aeron Ferry has any new movements, report to me immediately!"

"yes!"

Hearing the hooves of the sentinels gradually leaving, Nicholas raised his head and looked at the setting sun.

It is now November, and the weather has begun to cool down, but no matter what season or climate, the sun is still so warm.

Bathed in the warm gaze sprinkled on his face, Nicholas felt refreshed and the pressure in his heart eased.

Nicholas is in his fifties this year. Although he has had a military career for decades, he is one of the few four royal knights in the empire. The number of four royal knights owned by the Britannia Empire is less than two hands. It can be said that in terms of combat experience and command experience, he can be regarded as the top in the Britannia Empire!

However, even after so many years of military career,

With such a wealth of experience in commanding an army, Nicholas still feels very nervous when commanding this 100,000 army now! It was as if a big stone was pressing down on my heart, and my heartbeat became much faster and the sound of my heartbeat became much louder.

Especially when he thought that the opponent this time was the Frankish Empire's "steel bone" Alan Jones who had brought a lot of trouble to their Britannia Empire, Nicholas felt even more pressure in his heart!

However, Nicholas did not dislike such tension and pressure. As the supreme commander of the entire army, every decision he made would determine the life and death of the army, so he had to think twice before making every decision!

And in a tense and stressful situation, he will be forced to examine every decision he is about to make more carefully, that is to say, being tense and stressed can make him more careful and prudent.

Nicholas has already vaguely felt that the decisive battle between him and Allen is about to start.

Allen's army is going on an expedition, and Nicholas's army is going to save Heron City before all the people in Heron City starve to death, so neither side will choose to fight a protracted battle at Ellen Ferry, that is to say, The two armies will decide the outcome in a very short period of time!

...

At this time, on the east bank of Fu River.

The camp of the Carolingian army.

Allen and Er walked slowly one after the other.

Neither of them was wearing armor, but just wearing a set of ordinary civilian clothes.

Along the way, I met many officers of the Carolingian Kingdom. When these officers saw Alan and Er, they all stepped aside respectfully and said hello to Alan and Er.

Regarding the greetings from these officers of the Carolingian Kingdom Army, Allen and Er just nodded at them expressionlessly.

Soon, the two arrived at their destination - the station of 4,000 Iron Armored Paladins!

As soon as they entered the garrison of the 4,000 Iron Armored Paladins, many soldiers recognized Alan and Er, and immediately greeted them with smiles on their faces.

"Hello Coach Allen!"

"Hello, General!"

"Hello, General Allen!"

"General Er!"

...

Greetings from the Iron Armored Paladins kept coming and going.

Facing the greetings from the armored paladins, Allen and Er no longer nodded expressionlessly as they had just faced the officers of the Carolingian Kingdom Army.

The faces of the two were full of smiles at this time.

"How are you!" Allen said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I came to see you. How is the food provided by the Carolingian Kingdom?"

Although the Frankish Empire sent Allen and Er and 4,000 Iron Armored Paladins to help the Carolingian Kingdom, the Frankish Empire only planned to "send troops" and did not intend to "send food". Therefore, these 4,000 came to aid the Carolingian Kingdom The Frankish Empire let the Carolingian Kingdom provide all the food and grass for the Iron Armored Paladins.

"General, don't talk about it." A soldier said disgustedly, "The food provided by the Carolingian Kingdom is terrible! It can't compare with the food provided by the Frankish Empire!"

"Just be content with it." Another soldier sneered, "This Carolingian Kingdom is just a vassal state of our Frankish Empire! How can such a weak country provide us with high-quality food?"

Looking at the group of very energetic young men in front of him, Allen smiled hehe.

"Coach Allen," a soldier said suddenly, "Why do you have so much time to see us today?"

"Yes, yes! General Allen usually handles military affairs in the big tent, why is he so free to visit us today?"

"That's it!"

After hearing the questions from the Paladins, Alan smiled and said, "I don't have much time today, I just want to come and see you all of a sudden."

"After all—" Allen said while raising his hands on the shoulders of the people on both sides, "powerful soldiers give the coach the confidence to win, as long as I look at you, infinite confidence will flow from me As soon as I see it coming out of my body, I will be more confident in winning the upcoming battle with the Britannia Empire Rescue Army!"

After all, Allen raised his right fist violently.

"Everyone! The Britannia Imperial Army is coming! Are you ready to make a fuss?!"

As soon as Allen's voice fell, the circle of paladins surrounding Allen shouted:

"I can't wait!"

"Sure enough, it's more exciting to fight against the Britannias! The tens of thousands of Lunde Kingdom's army last time is really terrible! It's not exciting to fight at all!"

"Come on, Britannia!"

"Ever since I learned that the Britannias are coming, I've been so excited that I can't sleep well every day! I can't wait for the Britannias to come and fight us right away!"

"Coach Allen! This time, he will lead us to defeat the Britannia!"

...

Looking at the armored paladins with high morale in front of him, the corners of Alan's mouth were slightly raised, showing a confident smile.

"A strong general gives the soldiers the confidence to win, and a strong soldier also gives the general the confidence to win" - this sentence is a sentence that Allen particularly likes and agrees with.

Looking at the energetic young faces in front of him, Allen felt full of confidence in the upcoming bloody battle at Elon Ferry!

"Come on... Britannia," Allen murmured in a low voice, "I can't help but make a big fuss."