Chapter 41 The First Battle of Lovik

Doroar, the capital of Adams Province, Claude's nest, a voice roared angrily.

"The fast horse informed Lance that the speed of his legion will continue to accelerate. If this speed is maintained, they will not be able to reach Haka, the capital of Bia Province, and will encounter the cavalry of the Holy Empire in the wild in the northern part of Lanka Province, which is definitely a disaster. If he is still so slow, don't go too much into the mountainous area. Claude looked at the map and roared.

"The fast horse ordered Cyril to speed up the advance of the cavalry. It is best to catch up with the 23rd Legion west of the Domont Mountains and cover the 23rd Legion to advance to Haka. If it is too late to advance to Haka, he will retreat to Nokan City and cooperate with the newly formed 1st Infantry Legion to defend the left wing of the Domon Mountains."

A waiter pushed the door and came to Claude: "Sir, the Eternal Night Empire has not yet fought against the Holy Empire. It seems that they will not take action until we finish the first battle."

"These damn bastards, sooner or later they will pay for treachery! I will avenge them." Claude swept all the documents on the table to the ground and roared loudly.

"Your Excellency." Another official-like old man came in: "Lord Claude, Pastor Clark told you that their army in the East China Sea Province will not be formed until January next year, and now it can only support 10,000 of us."

"By next year, the Holy Empire has dismembered me!" Claude shouted and scolded, "Tell Clark that if you still want to be his archbishop, send every soldier he can find to me. Whether it's a farmer, a slave or a sailor, I have prepared 300,000 weapons here. All they lack is training. Go to the battlefield and train slowly."

"Amazing the 50,000 new army he trained led by the old General Griffitz must rush to the Domon Mountains three days later to arrange a defense line for future troubles." Claude said.

"Call all the merchants and slave owners for a meeting, and I will issue a mobilization order. Within 5 days, I will arm 100,000 people." Claude finally said feebly.

The army Adams devoted to the war at the last moment includes: the former 23rd Army (which owes the 2nd Infantry Regiment) led by the commander of the Lance Legion, a total of 20,000, the 43rd Cavalry Regiment with a total of 15,000, 50,000 new troops led by veteran Griffith, and the new 4th Legion followed by the 43 Cavalry Corps of 250 00 people. Coupled with the scattered defensive forces recruited in situ, the total strength is between 130,000 and 140,000, most of which are new soldiers and temporary armed.

The army that the Holy Empire besieged and suppresses the rebels of Adams includes two cavalry regiments, four infantry regiments, and a magic army of 30,000 people. Including the defenders in Lovik, the total strength exceeds 200,000, more than half of which are the main legions with experience in combat.

Adams's combat attempt was to take the 23rd and 43rd Legion, which have more combat experience as the vanguard, to quickly capture Haka, the capital of Bia Province, and rob * the taxes of many northern provinces. Sticking until the Eternal Night Empire went to war with the Holy Empire, the Holy Empire was forced to withdraw. Subsequently, the new Adams troops will continue to go to the front line, leaving the Holy Empire in an unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts, and finally signing a peace treaty to recognize Adams' independence.

As soon as the voice fell, a loud noise came and the door was knocked open by a big man.

The man in black swarmed in and did not say anything. He went straight to Lance. Lance roared and fought with the man in black who rushed in.

As a legion commander, Lance's martial arts skills were outstanding. He overturned two people in black who rushed up with a knife. However, more and more people in black rushed in from outside the door. There were no more than ten people in the room. Lance slowly leaned against the corner of the wall to find a cover behind his back.

Two men in black found Angela hiding naked under the bed, pulled her out from under the bed, grabbed her hair and pressed it against the wall, and stabbed her from behind. Angela cried and screamed, and there was no sound for a while. This tragedy made Lance tremble to the soles of his feet. He didn't want to die here like this, so he desperately blocked the attack of the man in black, leaned against the window, and repelled the man in black in the room. Lance jumped up the window and wanted to jump out. As a result, the two knights in black waiting outside with bows and arrows saw Lance's stand out, and the two fired together. Lance hit two arrows in the chest and retreated to the room. The man in black behind took the opportunity to rush forward and stabbed several swords through his back in a mess.

Several men in black threw the bodies of Lance and Angela together, threw a royal flag of the Holy Empire on their bodies, and retreated.

While the 23rd Legion was still asleep, the commander of the Lance Army was attacked by the divine punishment and assassinated troops and died in battle.

The next day, the 23rd Legion, which could not find the commander, was forced to stand by for a day. On the same day, the 43rd Cavalry Corps came up and camped 13 kilometers north of the 23rd Legion.

The 23rd Army wasted a precious day at a life-and-death moment.