The next day.
Before dawn, in front of the gate of the camp, groups of soldiers had spontaneously assembled here.
No one blows a trumpet, no one beats a drum.
The soldiers of the Reading Cavalry Regiment got up in the middle of the night, they spontaneously walked out of the tent, put on their armor, wiped their weapons shiny, and the auxiliaries of the cavalry regiment were also silent, feeding the horses to the fullest, and the saddles were all pierced and washed.
The black-pressed cavalry began to assemble outside the barracks.
At first, it was threes and threes, and then more and more people gathered, one team by one, battalion by battalion.
No one spoke, and everyone, when each team arrived, spontaneously followed the previous formation, and then joined the sequence of the army in order.
This silence, the silence is terrible It has been said that a silent army is terrible, and it is clear that this is the case now.
Yesterday's dismissal incident deeply engraved the imprint of shame in the hearts of every cavalryman, and the faces of every cavalryman were serious and abnormal.
It wasn't until dawn that Reinhardt finally appeared outside the camp, and he slowly assembled and lined up with his own personal guards and more than a thousand soldiers of the First Corps.
Looking at the cavalry brigade that had been waiting outside the camp for a long time, Reinhardt did not show any expression, just glanced at it lightly, and then turned his head and asked the adjutant next to him in a low voice.
The answer he got was simple: yesterday he was dismissed, and not a single cavalryman received severance pay.
On the contrary, the officer in charge of dismissal later received a suicide note from each battalion of the cavalry regiment A total of 3,746 suicide notes Hearing this answer, Reinhardt's brow raised slightly.
Then he slowly rode his horse, came to the front of the cavalry brigade, sat on the horse, and looked at the black and silent team in front of him.
After a moment of silence, Reinhardt finally spoke.
"Very well, it seems that you are at least ashamed.
So, prove your courage with your performance today. ” No one in the cavalry regiment spoke, not even the officers.
Reinhardt then gave the order to be dispatched, and the ranks of the cavalry regiment were still in the forefront, slowly moving towards the military town that had resisted the Nottings they had resisted for several days.
At this moment, even the adjutant beside Reinhardt was puzzled.
I don't know what my lord has in mind.
They saw the change in the mental temperament of the officers and men of the cavalry regiment, a silent, but murderous team.
But just go to the siege cavalry siege this is it, if it is really desperate, everyone dismounts and climbs the wall to fight, but the team does not carry any siege equipment Even if the soldiers are willing to fight hard, they can't run and hit the enemy's walls with their heads But Reinhardt's expression was awe-inspiring, he did not speak, and no one dared to ask.
What shrouded this army was an almost lifeless silence, faint, and a little bit of grandeur.
Many people understand that the soldiers of these cavalry regiments are determined to die In this case, even if Reinhardt really ordered them to smash their heads into the enemy's walls, these soldiers who had been forced to die would not hesitate to carry it out The camp of the Northern Army was not too far from the military town of the Notins, and the cavalry set off, and it was only half an hour before they came to the outside of the Notting military town.
The dispatch of the northern army immediately aroused the vigilance of the Nottings, and a warning cry sounded in the city, and the soldiers of the Nottings could be seen nervously climbing the city wall and beginning to line up, preparing for a big battle.
Reinhardt looked coldly at the small city in front of him, and he saw that although the city was small, it was obviously fully prepared for the war, the trenches were dug very wide and deep, the walls were not high, but they were very thick and solid, the stones piled up on the head of the city, the rolling logs were abundant, and the large burning iron pots lined up at the mouths were obviously filled with fire oil and the like.
The Nottings, ready to defend the city.
However, Reinhardt only sneered in the face of such a scene, nothing more.
Tiger of Tegelnotting Reinhardt snorted softly, shrugged his shoulders, and finally gave an order.
"The whole army marched around the city, and as far as they could, they could follow the range of their bows and arrows."
This is a very bold move, one might even say crazy Such a cavalry, without the cover of heavy armor and shields, was exposed to the air, and although he ordered to stick to the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, it was difficult to ensure that there were no long-range weapons such as crossbows in the city.
But not a single person in the whole army objected to Reinhardt's order, and the silent cavalry regiments, while marching, even deliberately went within range of the bows and arrows of the defenders of the city In the face of the stunned Notting defenders on the city wall, every cavalry cast a fierce look.
This small city is not big, and the cavalry walked slowly in a circle, but in half an hour, they had already walked most of the circle.
Finally, Reinhardt gave another order.
He deliberately brought the ranks to a halt, and then gathered hundreds of soldiers, who stood at a distance under the city walls, shouting loudly into the city.
The words of the shouts are not words like provocations and challenges, but just words "Conquer xxx and slaughter the whole city" xxx is a place name, which is the capital city of the Notting Military Region and the place where the families of the 8,000 soldiers of the Notting Army live "Conquer xxx and slaughter the whole city" Such a slogan was shouted dozens of times under the city before Reinhardt gave the order for the whole army to line up and get back on the road, and to go around the city without looking back The direction they went was the direction of the Notting Military Region, the capital city of the Nottings The army left the city, and the Nording army in the city finally panicked Since the beginning of the war, Tiger has shocked the whole army with a ruthless method, gathered the families of the whole army in his own capital, let the allies take care of it, and then threatened his subordinates to fight to the death with the surnames of his families.
I have to say that he did it ruthlessly He asked the Allies to stay and take care of his capital, because he knew that if it was his own Notting Army who stayed to take care of the capital, he was afraid that the soldiers who stayed behind might not dare to slaughter the families of his own army, and they would not have this concern about the Allies But now, Reinhardt has taught the ruthless Notting Tiger a hard lesson with practical actions Fighting a war is not just by being ruthless enough.
The Notting army in the city was in disarray All they dared to fight desperately and to the death before was because they knew that there was no hope of escaping, even if they fled back, it would be the end of the whole family being slaughtered, and they were desperate here, just for such a glimmer of life, for the idea of keeping their families alive even if they died in battle.
But now, Reinhardt did not attack the city, but put on a posture of attacking the capital, and the military spirit of the Nording army was immediately shaken The officers and men of the army were clamoring one after another, and even the officers could not suppress it, and many officers went to see Tegel for orders.
Faced with this situation, Tegel has no better way.
He threatened the whole army with the surname of his family, but the Northern Army also used this method, he knew very well that no matter whether the posture made by the Northern Army was true or false, even if the enemy was just pretending, he had to drill this trick Because the morale of the army in the city is already in turmoil, if he forcibly suppresses it again, then he is afraid that these angry soldiers will mutiniate and even cut off the head of his own commander There was only one way in front of him, to go out of the city and pursue the Northern Army against the Northern Army that was intent on attacking his capital's lair Even if he knew that the other party was deliberately leading him out of the city, he had no choice.
Reinhardt, having walked less than ten miles from the city with his troops, ordered the whole army to stop behind a hillside and prepare for battle.
The adjutant next to him probably understood the intention of his main general, but there were still some people who were not at ease: what if the Nottings were not fooled and did not go out of the city to chase them Reinhardt just smiled faintly: "He will definitely come." ” As it turned out, Reinhardt was right.
Just as the cavalry of the Northern Army had lined up and set up a night battle posture in the wilderness behind the hillside, the pursuing team of the Nordins had already arrived in a fierce manner.
When describing a team, when the word "imposing" is spoken, there is often another meaning: hurry.
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I was too worried about the family in the capital city, so although Tegel repeatedly ordered the whole army to move steadily and slowly after leaving the city, at this time the army's morale was in turmoil, and the march speed of the Nording army was fast By the time the thousands of Notting troops had bypassed the hillside in front of them and found the silent and terrifying Northern Army Reading Cavalry Brigade in front of them, their fate had actually been decided.
At this time, Reinhardt did not prepare any fancy tactics, what flank outflanking, what detour, what flank interspersed and so on He only used the simplest and most straightforward method: the whole army assaulted the center and chiseled through Just push it over hard Reinhardt immediately stood in front of the whole army, and uttered a cry that finally broke all the silence "Rodria Forward" Thousands of horsemen swept down, like black clouds crushing the city The sword is like a forest, and the hooves are galloping There is hardly any process worth describing about this night battle, the Nording army was charged by the cavalry of the Northern Army, and they were still willing to fight hard after a blow, but this time, they could no longer stop the iron hooves of the Northern Army In a field battle between the two armies, if one side is rushed and the enemy is still cavalry, then what follows is simply a one-sided massacre.
In less than half an hour, the battle was over, and the thousands of troops of the Nordins were scattered, trampled back and forth by the cavalry of the Northern Army, and the stragglers who were crushed and routed fled on all sides, and were chased and killed by the cavalry in countless squads, and the wilderness was full of the sound of wailing and crying, and the terrible sound filled the wilderness The red-eyed cavalry of the Northern Army, even in the face of many Notdins who knelt down and cried and surrendered and begged for mercy, rushed forward and slashed their heads without hesitation, so that countless Notin people were still killed after laying down their arms and giving up resistance, and it was not until Reinhardt finally ordered to accept prisoners of war that this kind of killing finally subsided.
The army pursued by the Nottings out of the city was completely annihilated, and more than half of the two banner regiments of 6,000 people who went out of the city were beheaded and more than 2,000 captured.
And the "Tiger of Notting" Tegel, who was also in the chaos, was surrounded by the pursuing cavalry, and finally had to lay down his arms and surrender, if it were not for Reinhardt's order to surrender, I am afraid that he would have been cut down in the chaos.
The army of the Nottings was completely wiped out in the field, and although there were still 2,000 defenders in that small city, at this time, there was no way to return to the sky.
Tegel was captured, and the defenders of the city faced the northern army that was forcing the city, and soon opened the city gates and surrendered without hesitation.
Reinhardt then ordered the whole army not to be repaired, leaving only some men to guard the prisoners of war, and then he could march west with his army towards the capital city of the Nottings.
Char, on the other hand, did not go out with the army.
This was his agreement with Reinhardt.
The battle to pacify Nordin must be completed by the Reading Cavalry Regiment alone, which is a necessary baptism to recast the soul of this army Even if there will be losses, even if he knows that Char will be easier if he joins the battle, but Reinhardt's reason is more acceptable to Char.
Sometimes, the baptism of blood is indispensable.
It turns out that Reinhardt is also a ruthless man, he is even more ruthless than that Tegel.
Moreover, his sentence has also been fully proven: Fighting a war is not just by being ruthless enough.
He Reinhardt, doing more The defenders of the city of Notting's capital were all reinforcements sent by Salvador of the Rhodria Military Region, and in the face of the northern army besieging the city, the defenders immediately understood one thing: the army of the Notin people was obviously finished.
Reinhardt did smarter than Tegel.
He brought dozens of Notting prisoners of war with his army, including that Tigerle, and he first released dozens of Notting prisoners of war, let them flee back to the capital city by themselves, and sent back the news that the Notting Army had been wiped out.
Immediately, after those prisoners of war had entered the city, he slowly approached with his cavalry and set up an array outside the city.
In the end, he sent someone to push the tygel to the front.
The defenders of the city, if they were still in doubt before, finally confirmed the news of the destruction of the Nording army when they saw Tegel who was tied to the front of the battle What's even funnier is that in order to make the city more realistic, Reinhardt also did a very interesting thing, he had the blood-stained Tegel washed clean with cold water beforehand.
And his method of dealing with the defenders, many years later, was cited as a war example by the Imperial Affairs Academy, but it was met with mixed reviews.
Some say he was decisive, some said he was clever and cunning, and many more said that he was brutal and Reinhardt said this to those around him at the time: "This is the capital of the Notins, but the defenders of the city are not Notins, but reinforcements from El Salvador, and they are guests.
The identity of the guest army is destined that they will not defend the city of the Nottings, this is not their homeland, not their city, and they will not fight to the death to protect other people's cities. ” There is no doubt that Reinhardt's judgment has once again been confirmed The defenders of the city unceremoniously made such a move: ordered to recruit young and strong civilians in the city to go to the city to cooperate in defending the city.
Anyway, this is not their home, and the residents of the city will not care if they live or die, no matter how many people die, they are just cannon fodder, they will not feel distressed, and they can also reduce their own damage.
Under the persecution of swords, a large number of young and strong people and civilians in the city were forced to go to the city to serve as cannon fodder.
Then Reinhardt made a second move.
He sent hundreds of men out to shout to the city This general, who was later evaluated as cruel by later generations, made this declaration to the city: Anyone who helps the defenders to defend the city will have their families killed, and this threat is very effective, because don't forget, the Northern Army has 2,000 Notting prisoners of war, and these Notting prisoners of war, their families are all in Notting City On the contrary, if they fight back, their entire family will be exonerated and the captured prisoners of war will be released The announcement of such a threat quickly had a tremendous effect Those strong men who were originally driven to the city wall to assist in defending the city soon became unstable, and even instigated mutiny, many people put down their weapons, crying and refusing to fight, and some even directly took up arms to confront the army defending the city.
Faced with this situation, the defenders reacted by force It's not your own city anyway, and these people aren't your own people anyway.
If they dare to move, they will be killed This move, however, was exactly what Reinhardt wanted.
In this way, the northern army under the city has not sent a single soldier to attack the city, and the city has already killed itself first.
Those who were unstable, refused to fight, and even tried to take up arms to confront the defenders, were almost all killed on the spot, and there was a shouting and crying in the city If you kill one, you will have a second, and if you kill ten, you will have a hundred The families of the 8,000 troops of the Notting Army are all in the city, and the total population in this city is only tens of thousands.
It can be said that military dependents account for more than seventy percent Once the defenders let go of the killing, at first, they did have some effect, but soon, they found that the scene was uncontrollable.
Killed those who were disobedient and dared to resist, and the remaining ones, although they remained silent, but that look, that hatred, disgust, even with resentment, made the defenders shudder Outside the city, the army of the Northern Army pressed the city, but there were tens of thousands of people in the city with hatred, and the city could not be defended.
God knows if once the siege war starts, these civilians, who are now honest in the face of their butcher's knives, will suddenly make a mess behind them, or will they suddenly pounce and bite themselves Tiger threatened soldiers with the lives of their families, and now, Reinhardt threatened the families of the city with the lives of prisoners of war, and it was clear that Reinhardt was more desperate, more cruel, and more cunning After making a judgment, the defenders quickly made a decision, and there was no point in defending the city.
The defenders abandoned the city.
I have to say that the army of the Rodria Military Region is indeed much more elite than the army of other warlord military districts.
More than 10,000 troops went out of the city, and when they retreated, the team was extremely tightly guarded, and the speed of the march was not hurried or slow, and even the team left behind was also elite and daring to fight.
They were allowed to go out of the city, but Reinhardt did not make a gesture of immediate pursuit, but let them go far away.
It was far enough away that they were already far enough away from the city to have fled back to the city's possible surname, and Reinhardt finally smiled.
He knew that the victory of this war was firmly in his hands.
He pointed to the army that was far away, and then told the soldiers around him that he had only said two words.
The first sentence is: Catch up and kill them until they are completely destroyed And the second sentence is the key "They are El Salvador's subordinates, from the Rhodría Military Region, and these guys also claim to be the Rhodría Army, but today I want you to use the sword in your hand to tell the world that there is only one army in this world that is qualified to use the name Ródria, and that is us" The Reading Cavalry Regiment pursued the whole army and made a field raid on the Rhodrian Army Although the Rhodrian army is indeed a strong army, although they are indeed elite, although they are extremely lawful and strict when they withdraw their troops, and the broken troops dare to fight with their lives, all of this only confirms once again a sentence that cannot be subverted in the Byzantine Empire: in the case of the complete and high morale of the Rhodrian cavalry army, in this world, at least in Byzantium, there is no army that can compete with them The cavalry regiment pursued sixty miles, encountered the broken rear team, broke the cavalry with one blow and immediately attacked the main army, charged six times, temporarily retreated, breathed, lined up, and after six more battles, the enemy's main team was dispersed, and the defeated army was scattered for a hundred miles In this war in the Nording Military Region, of the 10,000 reinforcements sent by El Salvador, less than 1,000 escaped alive Reinhardt became famous in the first battle, and this name immediately spread all over the continent With less than 4,000 cavalry, he first defeated the enemy's army of 8,000, and then the capital of Knodin and annihilated the 10,000 troops of El Salvador This general used his cunning, cruelty, and ruthlessness to the fullest And after this battle, the entire continent will know that the group of the Northern Army, after Char Leiming and Green, is another excellent general, famous in the continent, and has officially entered the list of famous generals And later generations have to admit that in the group of the Northern Army, among the two famous generals under the command of King Char, Green is good at defending, and Reinhardt is good at attacking Reinhardt is also evaluated by later generations as having a lion-like heart, and later generations are called "Lionheart Butcher". `` To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: