Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 262 Gazette

Major Ledfank arrived in Squirrel Village only one day and one night later, when Claude reluctantly settled the captives and counted the seizures made at the Allied Lords' Camp in the two Duchy Territories. Much remains to be done, the camp needs to be demolished, the traps on the mountain path need to be buried, Squirrel Village has not been cleared, so many remains need to be buried, if you think about it, headaches.

When Major Ledfank arrived, Claude was overjoyed and entrusted with all the following matters and went back to his room to sleep. Seeing Claude's eyes blush, Major Ledfolk was considerate of the hardships of the war and ordered all the soldiers involved to take a good rest. The squadron he had brought in was responsible for guarding the prisoner's outpost.

Young is good, Claude wakes up after 14 hours of sleep, and the fatigue accumulated during the war sweeps away and reappears. When he went downstairs, he saw Major Ledfank and several officers of the battalion headquarters sitting at the dining table in the lobby checking the list of materials seized by the enemy camp, and he greeted him. He went into the kitchen first and filled his stomach, washed his face and washed his mouth before coming out to see the results of the harvest.

Unfortunately, although many items were seized, they were of little value, mostly grass and ammunition. The problem is that these grains are fed by the nobles of the Territory to their own militiamen and conscripts, mostly rough and miscellaneous grains, and that the nobles of the Territory do not consume much for themselves. As for ammunition, it is far from the standards of the Royal Ovillas Army, and it cannot even withstand consumption on the Claude side of this war.

Cash is also scarce, with only one box of copper coins and a small bag of silver coins, or coins used by the Principality of Eskirin, valued at around twenty or thirty gold kroner. Major Ledfank estimated that the money should be used to reward those conscripts under the nobility of the territory of the Principality of Kanas. After all, the territorial nobles of the two principalities wanted to go to the three southern counties to pillage, not to do business. So this time the force is too large, but not too much money.

The most valuable of the seizures were those in the camp, especially those used by the nobles of the Territories themselves, mostly made of premium sheep and cow leather, with golden patterns and family badges of the nobles of the Territories. However, these tents must be handed over as proof of war, otherwise it will be comfortable to keep them for yourself.

Major Ledfank pointed to the corner of the hall: "Take two bottles yourself, and you can choose to keep the other objects as a commemoration of this war. These were collected from the tents of the nobles of those territories, arguably the most valuable part of the loot seized this time. ”

Claude turned around, and there were four or five boxes of good wine that the aristocrats of those territories were carrying with them to enjoy along the way, adding up to more than a hundred bottles. Souvenirs such as swords and golden and silver bottles of clothes left in tents by the nobles of those territories were also placed next to them. Generally, such items are allowed to be collected privately as a memorial to the war. In any case, they cannot be given much credit, mostly for what happened in the warehouse.

Claude chose two bottles of white wine and took a gorgeous sword, which was supposed to be a magical object, with an eye for exploration in the dark and a silver glow above it. Claude thinks that this sword should have a sharp effect on it, with a slight prick on the wooden column next to it, and it turns out that half of the sword went into the wooden column very easily.

“You have two days to write a report on the course of this battle, and we will check it out one by one.” Major Ledfank said to Claude very seriously: "Write as much detail as you can about how your setup traps and fire strategies are considered. After all, this big game is incredible. With more than 5,000 enemies defeating more than 170 people, with their own minor casualties, more than 4,000 have been destroyed, which is hard to believe. So we have to prove the success of this war and try to make it impossible to pick out any problems...”

“Yes, I understand.” Claude nodded.

Major Ledfank spent a week in Squirrel Village, where he instructed the prisoners and soldiers to clear the remains of the enemy in the ashes of Squirrel Village, dig 2,564 pieces, mark them for burial, and then re-dig with the prisoners the enemy killed by Claude et al. at the mountain defensive position behind Squirrel Village and the enemy graves destroyed at the corner of the tunnel, check the number of bodies, then lift the bodies of the enemies that had fallen into the trap, bring the bodies of those that had fallen from the valley, make all the statistics and then dig them for burial. Finally, a total of 4,385 enemies were killed, as evidenced by the bodies of the enemies.

According to the confession of the prisoners, more than 400 more lightly wounded persons were sent home one step at a time, plus more than 200 prisoners, proving that this battle, Claude, with more than one hundred and seventy men, fought off nearly 5,000 enemies by defending them against an attack of more than 5,000 troops, a triumph that was an endless victory and a miraculous documentary victory.

Major Ledfank returned with a thick stack of documents satisfactory to him, containing not only Claude's battle progress report, but also checked figures and burial sites for the bodies of the enemy, as well as testimony from more than 200 captives. He also took away some of the more wounded prisoners and the noble bastards of those six captured territories, and left more than one hundred and thirty healthy prisoners behind, as well as a large quantity of supplies such as grass and ammunition, which Claude needed to rebuild Squirrel Village.

Three dissatisfied squadrons are now stationed in the Squirrel Village camp, and while the territorial nobles of the two principalities have fled for the most part, they must also guard against their dog jumping at the wall and re-recruiting people to retaliate. Of course, that's very unlikely, and Claude and others still can't be careless.

The situation in the Kingdom of Ovilas in the three counties of Nambu was not very good until Major Ledfank's big report had been transmitted. Just during Claude's territorial war with the two principalities of the noble squirrel village, the anti-Olympic forces of the Principality of Rimodra assembled more than 200,000 troops to storm the Blue Feather Regiment's defensive front on the border. In just half a month, the Blue Feather Regiment lost one third of its strength to resist the enemy's onslaught and finally had to pull up another second-line regiment as a reserve.

To the east of the three southern counties, there is also a second-line regiment in heavy combat with several newly formed reserves from the Principality of Eskilin and the Principality of Kanas. Fortunately, the two principalities' elite strongmen were among the coalition forces of the Principality of Rimodra, and several regiments attacking the southern three counties were newly recruited and poorly combated. Despite its large strength, it has not been possible to break through the Eastern Line of Defense established by that second-line regiment in the Kingdom of Ovilas.

The most tense situation is in the southern three counties, where riots and insurgencies are frequent. Temporary access to the Picklet Mountains has not yet been opened, so that subsequent reinforcements and supplies could not reach the three southern counties. The Royal Ovieras Army, which lacks the strength to defend the southern three counties, is unable to suppress local riots, let alone mobilize significant logistical material to support the front lines.

The consequences would be very serious if Claude could not resist the attack of the coalition of nobles from the two Duchy territories and allow the enemy to storm the southern three counties for a double raid. The southern three counties are likely to erode the entire area like a volcanic eruption, severely affecting even defensive operations on both sides of the front line. No one can defeat the battle with both enemies on their backs, not even if the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas is stronger.

Major Ledfank is well aware that, in the current critical situation, Claude's jet is no less than a needle of strength for the Royal Auvellas Army, which fought like a lone soldier in the three southern counties, and that even rebel insurgents in those localities will cease to exist after receiving the news. Because many of the insurgent insurgents have been tempted and condoned by agents, many of whom have been implicitly arranged by the nobles of those territories.

Now the more than 5,000 troops of the Alliance of Territorial Nobles have been defeated by more than one hundred and seventy guards and more than 5,000 people have been exterminated. This triumphant warfare spreads, so the conspirators and rebels have to think about themselves. When the army of the Kingdom of Orvilas is so strong, and they resist the attack or the rear reinforcements arrive, will there be a future for them to be so vigorous?

In fact, Major Ledfank's fears were indeed justified, and after Claude's brief was publicized, no one was willing to believe that it was true. Southern Tri-County locally questioned and even took it as a joke. Instead, the officers of the three regiments that fought on the front line thought it was a lie made up to raise morale. They could see through it without breaking it.

And Major Ledfank passed this brief newsletter to Front Line Command through the Eagle Message. The officer who received the letter scolded the bullshit at first glance. How could this be true? Nevertheless, he passed the war newspaper to the General Staff above. The officers of the General Staff were furious. They thought that the next combat force falsely reported the war work to such an unreasonable extent that more than 5,000 people were killed, and the 170 soldiers were not able to enter under the angels? They handed the newsletter over to the Commander-in-Chief of the Front Line, Prince Hansburg, recommending severe punishment for the officers and soldiers responsible for reporting false warfare.

Prince Hansburg is busy, and as a front-line commander, he can be described as busy and unserviceable. He has not slept for more than five hours since the rainy season in March. Temporary access to the Picklet Mountains was virtually isolated by natural disasters such as heavy rainfall washing, mudslides and landslides during the rainy season, resulting in the rear breaking of contact with the Royal Army forces that stormed the southern three counties. The unexpected changes that affected the whole war situation involved most of his energy.

Beginning in April, the Grand Prince ordered the Front Line Guard Corps to lead two second-line regiments to continue their aggressive offensive against the defence front of the Principality of Rimodra in an effort to bring more pressure to bear on the anti-Olympic coalition forces at an early date, while also relieving defensive pressure on three regiments in the southern three counties. The strategy of raiding three counties in the south, rounding up nearly half a million anti-Olympic allies gathered in the Principality of Rimodra, was only implemented at the initiative and urging of Grand Prince Hansburg. But no one thought that the temporary passage set up in the Picklet Mountains would collapse because of the rainy season, leaving Grand Prince Hansburg anxious to see hope of victory again.

If the three regiments in the southern three counties are surrounded by enemies, the vanguard and battlefield advantage of the Kingdom of Ovilas will be lost and all efforts will be in vain. The war will continue to return to the stalemate and confrontation between the two sides, a situation that is extremely unfavourable to the Kingdom of Ovilas. Because it has no allies, it is a choice in the eastern part of the continent, while the anti-Olympic countries are seeking the support and assistance of the countries of the north and south of the continent. They define the Kingdom of Ovieras as a country of hegemony and ambition in the eastern part of the continent, the greatest source of instability in the eastern part of the continent and the origin of the peak wars.

Although Grand Prince Hansburg did not know how much help he could give, he did not deny the ambition of the Kingdom of Orvilas to the entire eastern part of the continent. He is well aware that if the strategy he has devised fails this time, the war that has swept the entire eastern part of the continent is not yet known when it will be delayed. And the accumulation of decades in the kingdom of Ovilas, if it drains away in this war, does not know how many years it will take to regain its vitality.

The need to accelerate the erection and construction of temporary access to the Picklet Mountains and the early resumption of transportation to the three southern counties is a key element of this war. Only to the detriment of Grand Prince Hansburg was his determination not to allow reinforcements and logistical supplies to leap back to the three southern counties. The temporary passage built in winter, combined with cold weather and freezing ice, allowed the temporary passage to be erected successfully. But after the rainy season, the soft mountains make the erection and restoration of the temporary corridors a very difficult project, which is not as fast as the number of people.

At this time, the Grand Prince was even more upset when he received a request from the General Staff for a harsh false declaration of war. The three counties in the south disconnected from the rear. All the moths came out. Do you think the rear can't go to confirm and falsely declare war? Neither did he read the jet from the hawk, but he wanted to order the officers and soldiers to be dealt with as requested by the General Staff.

His deputy, Captain Skerry, stood up and stopped, “Your Highness, you'd better take a closer look at the newspaper. ”

“Why?” The great prince was angry.

Captain Skerry was not afraid of the anger of the great prince: "Because the jet was passed down by Major Ledfank, and it was that Claude who made the distinction. ”

“Ledfunk? I remember that he is now the battalion leader of the Ranger Battalion, that he is a steady man responsible for the more real things, and that he never makes false assumptions. Who's Claude? The name is somewhat familiar...” Grand Prince Hansburg is contemplating.

“Your Highness, Claude is one of your grassroots officers to focus on, and his name and file are in your notebook…" Captain Skerry warned. He picked up a thick notebook on the Grand Prince's desk and opened it with all the names and markings. These names are the ones the Grand Prince thinks are more promising, but many of them have drawn black crosslines on their names, indicating that the owner of the name has died in battle in the sand.

Turning back, Captain Scully found Claude's name, and he handed the notebook to the Great Prince.