Chapter 421: Do you want to try it Nurim province border.
One hundred and forty miles west of the city of Rova.
Cochrane nervously chewed the tobacco in his mouth, a habit he had developed in those days.
As a key member of Thor's Whip 2nd Division, a true son of the Plains of Lorraine, Cochran participated in the New Year's coup d'état.
Seeing that the Mesozoic leader of the Rollin family, Aker, supported Shiloh to ascend the throne and be crowned, and at the same time became the No. 1 military boss of the empire.
When it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, people like Cochrane have of course been vigorously promoted.
He stayed for more than half a month, and his life for more than half a month was unforgettable in his life.
When the coup d'état was successful, the entire aristocratic class was terrified.
Almost all the backbones of the Second Division, the "heroes" who participated in the coup, were co-opted and targeted by various forces, and most of them were hoping to get some news from them, or through them, trying to catch up with the Aker line.
Cochran lost count of how many people he had killed during that bloody night, including his colleague who had fallen under his butcher's knife in the warehouse at the port docks But he still remembered that in that period, those nobles who were usually arrogant and arrogant lowered their noble heads to themselves.
All kinds of banquet invitations, large and small gifts, intercessors, people who inquire about news.
The tobacco penchant came from a middle-class aristocratic family, and the cowardly nobleman, fearing that his family would be implicated in the reckoning, sent him to a banquet and presented himself with a bunch of goods, including ten barrels of fine tobacco.
Cochran didn't like smoking, but he liked the taste of tobacco chewing, and he liked the feeling of a strangely rich taste in his mouth full of bitterness.
In the second month after the successful coup, he was promoted.
From a commander-level officer, he was promoted to one level, and officially entered the general class in the imperial army.
Although it is three or four levels higher than most of his colleagues, Cochrane has only been promoted by one level, which seems to be a little less.
But only he knows the true gold content of this level For the vast majority of officers in the Roland Empire, the commander rank was already the limit of a mid-level officer.
In peacetime, it is almost impossible to get into the rank of general, especially for a person like Cochran, who does not have a deep background in a civilian family, he was able to climb to the commander of the infantry regiment of the second division of Thor's Whip at the age of forty, relying on the background of the children of the Rollin family and the absolute allegiance to Aker.
Commanders and generals, there is only one word missing, only one level apart.
But this level is very different He even clearly remembered that after putting on the new badge, the moment the people around him called him from "Lord Commander" to "Lord General", a strong current of heat welled up in his heart Even on my wedding night twenty years ago, I never felt so excited checkmate What a nice name Cochran's current official rank is: Major General of the Roland Empire, Deputy Commander of the 3rd Division of Thor's Whip, and Commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment.
Transferring from the infantry commander of the 2nd Division to the 3rd Division as the cavalry commander is already a promotion in itself.
Not to mention, the rank became the title of major general and, most importantly, the commander of this deputy division Because after Shiloh took the position, relying on the strength of Aker, he vigorously made personnel adjustments in the army, and a delicate situation was that the commander of the third division of Thor's Whip was currently vacant Yes, Cochran, the deputy commander of the division, is now the de facto supreme commander of the 3rd Division of Thor's Whip.
Before he took office, he had been personally received by Aker, and the leader of the Rollin family told him very clearly: do a good job Commanding the entire Third Division as deputy division commander, Cochran certainly knew what Lord Aker meant by "doing a good job".
Obviously, as long as you work hard to do a good job, then the position of "commander of the main division" will continue to be vacant until you wait patiently for a suitable opportunity What made Cochrane a little excited at the moment was that he originally thought that he would have to wait for a long time, after all, after entering the general level, it was too difficult to move up one level every time But what I didn't expect was that this opportunity may have come in advance.
Now, it's in front of my eyes Cochran received an order from Aker that the entire Third Division should enter the province of Nurim, patrol the provincial border west of the city of Rova, and not allow any organized military group to cross the provincial border until a new order was issued Although the order does not specify directly, Cochran certainly knows who the "any military group" is referring to in the order.
In this place in the northwest, apart from the Tulip family's army, what other "military group" could it be the poor old, weak, sick and disabled garrison army of Nulin Province His 3rd Division, which had been holding the border for three days, was broken up, with three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment spread over a border of more than two hundred miles.
Thor's Whip 4th Division was south of Cochran, but two hundred miles away, and was tasked with patrolling another section of the border.
Rova has temporarily become the logistics camp of Thor's Whip, and the army's logistics have temporarily taken over Rova.
After all, the transfer of the elite divisions of the two empires' main battles is already an extremely rare thing in peacetime, and even if it is a coup, only one is transferred.
Originally, the transfer of the two divisions of the Thor's Whip exceeded 50,000 troops, and when they came to the northwest, the logistics were under a lot of pressure.
The official treasury of Rova has been taken over, and the tax grain of the previous quarter in the province of Nulin has been temporarily diverted for use.
To Cochran's surprise, in solving the problem of logistics, another force appeared in Rova City, which took the initiative to catch up with its third division and took the initiative to sell a sum of food to the army.
Cochran did not know the specific situation of the local forces, but only heard from the officials of Rova City that this was a foreign religious group that had purchased thousands of acres of local land and operated its own industry here, clearing wasteland, cultivating land, attracting displaced people, and forming a village and walled city This kind of thing is not too unusual in the Northwest.
However, it is always good to have local forces willing to take the initiative to share a little of the pressure on the army's logistics.
After all, the two hundred sheep they bought for logistics were not enough for all the troops to eat, but at least it was much better for the soldiers to drink broth than to gnaw on dry food.
The border of the army in the province of Nurin is also the border of the tulip territory.
This kind of thing, Cochrane still has some pressure in his heart.
At least he couldn't send scouts like a normal garrison, and he couldn't cross the border Because he was given the order to prevent the military group from crossing the border, but if he dared to let his cavalry scouts out and run to Tulip family's territory, then the meaning of the matter would be completely different In fact, Cochran's army was stationed just a kilometre behind the border line, and cavalry patrolled back and forth along the border line every day.
In the past few days, a small army of the Tulip family patrolled the border, and the other party also did not cross the border, but in the face of the Thunder God whip on the opposite side, the attitude of these Tulip family patrol cavalry was obviously very unfriendly.
Tulip patrols are appearing more and more frequently and in number.
The Tulip family's army reacted very quickly to the large-scale pressure of the two divisions of Thor's Whip, and Cochran had already received the news that an infantry regiment of the Tulip family's private army had gathered on the other side of the border line, and another infantry regiment was also on the way.
Although the strength is superior, Cochran will not let go of it, although the tulip family has few troops, but the reputation of the elite has already spread all over the world.
Whether it is among the people or the military, all kinds of praise and praise for the Tulip family army began more than 100 years ago and has not been interrupted until today.
What's more, the Tulip Family's endless variety of novel equipment and weaponsAlthough many things have been shared with the Imperial Team for more than a hundred years, God knows how much those Tulip people have hidden.
Cavalry scouts on the ground can't cross the border, but Thor's Whip has its own methods.
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Hot air balloons are not a novelty in the Roland Continent for a long time, and hot air balloons have been raised in the army.
Although they did not cross the border, the hot air balloons at high altitude have a natural advantage in vision, and dozens of hot air balloons act as the "eyes" of the ground troops in the sky every day, closely watching the movements of the tulips.
On this day The news that made Cochran nervous had finally arrived The division headquarters received news from the hot air balloon that on the other side of the border line, a large Tulip cavalry was approaching at high speed on the ground When Cochran received the news, he immediately ordered the entire army to assemble.
The Tulip family's cavalry had a clear goal and were coming towards him head-on.
Most of his forces were scattered along the border, and he only had a full cavalry regiment at hand, which was also the cavalry regiment he directly commanded.
Thor's whip is still very elite, and after the horn of emergency assembly sounded, the cavalry regiment has completed the assembly in just half an hour, and the whole army is ready to go.
When Cochran rushed to the border line with more than 3,000 of his cavalry, he happened to see the opposite side On the horizon, it was as if a dark cloud had fallen from the sky and slowly rolled forward on the ground The massive cavalry ran and the dust it brought up flew up, and in this dry northwestern region, large expanses of sand and dust were raised The dense sound of horses' hooves drew closer and closer, turning into a muffled movement like thunder.
In the sunlight, Cochran could clearly see the light reflected from the armor of the opposing cavalry.
Retracting the monoculars, Cochran raised his hand, and the adjutant next to him saw it and immediately raised his flag Behind Cochran, the cavalry regiment of Thor's Whip had lined up horizontally, the cavalry restraining their horses, nervously clenching their mounted spears in their hands, and sitting on the preparations before the battle.
Cochran's heart was pounding, he hadn't experienced a real large-scale cavalry hedge battle, because it was a time of peace, and few soldiers in the entire empire had experienced such a thing.
But he still gritted his teeth tightly, at least the military order he got in his hand, he had to complete it, otherwise, not only would the future that was already within reach fly away, but what was waiting for him would be the punishment of military law At this moment, Cochran suddenly had a strange sense of absurdity in his heart: Perhaps the curtain of the Imperial Civil War will be lifted in my hands Finally, it was as if God showed a trace of mercy and couldn't bear too much killing on this land.
Or maybe some god heard Cochrane's prayer.
Just as Cochran's clenched fist was about to be lowered, as soon as his fist was lowered, the flag in the adjutant's hand waved, and the cavalry began to charge Thankfully, in the telescope's field of vision, the Tulip family's cavalry began to slow down According to the law of cavalry warfare, because of the weight of the horse and the limitation of horsepower, the cavalry has the distance to effectively charge.
Therefore, when approaching the battle, qualified officers can judge whether the opponent will be ready to charge according to the distance of the enemy's cavalry.
Seeing the Tulip family's cavalry coming from a distance, they had begun to slow down rather than speed up before they could reach the sprint distance.
This move calmed Cochrane's heart a little.
Immediately, he saw the opposite side, the cavalry team of the Tulip family, with the standard-bearer rushing to the front and shaking the flag a few times.
Cochran, who was familiar with the cavalry banner, was even more convinced: it was a signal to slow down the whole army.
The flowing dark clouds slowly stopped.
When it was completely stationary, it was less than 500 meters from Cochrane.
This distance is relatively safe.
Everyone knows it.
The distance of five hundred meters was not enough for a large cavalry to charge, the distance was too short, and the acceleration of the horses was not enough to achieve the best charge.
"It looks like they don't want to fight" Cochran felt a little secretly relieved.
However, in the next moment, he froze The standard-bearer led by the Tulip cavalry suddenly put away the military flag, and then he slowly turned his horse's head and ran away from the side of the team.
Then, among the cavalry, he saw that the large group of cavalry slowly gave way to a passage A fiery red war horse ran out The horse's hair was as red as a flame Immediately, a golden armor, all over the armor is the gorgeous lines, bright and dark patterns, subtly making that armor a work of art.
And what is even more amazing is the owner of this armor Her long fiery red hair was tied at the back of her head, and her fiery red cloak fluttered in the wind A long sword hung from her waist, and a shiny riding spear was in her hand As she slowly rode her horse up, the cavalry on both sides of the cavalry not only got out of the way, but the cavalry who were close to each other all made a posture of bowing their heads And just behind her, a flag bearer followed closely behind, and a large flag was already erected high A golden tulip flower blooming in the flames At this moment, including Cochrane, Thor's Whip, everyone knew the identity of the female knight on the opposite horse Duke Tulip Only Duke Tulip In the entire Roland Empire, only such a person is qualified to raise such a banner In the midst of the flames, the golden tulip flower Messiah Lorraine Rudolph The contemporary Duke of Tulip, coming Cochran's heart was about to skip a beat He was given the order to organize a military group to cross the border, but he was not mentally prepared to face the Duke of Tulip Even if reason told Cochrane that the man across from him was a young chick who was no more than twenty years old.
But, after all, the title she wore on her head was enough to make most of the people in this world fall to their knees on the spot Duke Tulip A family of legends like gods Seeing that the duchess was personally out of the battle, Cochran knew that he had to come forward.
The dukes of the other party have come forward in person, and if he has a small rank of deputy division commander and major general, and is still hiding behind, it will be a joke.
Not only cowardly, but also a naked insult Cochran slowly let go of his fist and lowered his hand.
He even hung up his riding spear, but pressed the hilt of his sword with one hand and the reins with the other, and slowly rode his horse forward.
Du Weiwei didn't get too close.
She was about twenty meters away from her opposition before she stopped.
Cochran continued on for about a hundred meters.
Even if you can become an enemy.
But this is indeed a kind of etiquette in the Roland Continent.
At a distance of a hundred meters, if Cochran took half a step less, then he would immediately be considered by all the nobles as an insult to the duke Sitting on his horse, Cochran bowed, his cold sweat running down the inside of his helmet.
After coughing vigorously, Cochran said loudly: "I am the 3rd Division of Thor's Whip" "I know who you are."
Du Weiwei's voice was very cold.
But the sound was enough to spread throughout the entire team on both sides.
"Your name is Cochrane, and you were born in an ordinary family in the Lorraine Plains, and you are a native of Lorraine."
Du Weiwei's tone seemed to be an understatement, but the words he said were as sharp as an awl, and pierced into Cochran's heart: "Before the New Year, you were just an infantry commander under Aker of the Second Division, and on New Year's Eve, your hands were stained with a lot of blood, including more than a hundred of your colleagues.
Then their blood stained your epaulettes red, and now you, have become a general of the empire.
Well, the deputy division commander of the 3rd Division, the de facto Supreme Commander.
I'm right."
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The girl's voice was slightly sharp, but it carried an awe-inspiring majesty, which was not deliberately artificial, but seemed to be natural Especially behind her, there is that dense cavalry.
Especially behind her, on the banner, the golden tulips in the flames Cochran's face immediately flushed, almost oozing blood The coup d'état on New Year's Eve, in which he killed more than a hundred of his colleagues who disagreed with the coup d'état, was an eternal knot in his heart, and a sin in his heart that could never be erased At this moment, he was directly provoked by the Duke Tulip opposite, so naked, so that the shame in his heart was exposed in broad daylight Cochran's blood had rushed to the top of his head However, he still remembered his identity, took a few deep breaths, suppressed the shame in his heart, gritted his teeth and shouted: "The Duke has a decree in the empire, and the private army of the nobles must not cross the border without permission and dare to ask the Duke, with so many soldiers and horses, what do you want?"
Du Wei smiled.
Sitting on her horse, she leaned forward slightly.
Cochran could clearly feel that there was a sharp look on his body, and he couldn't help but breathe a little sluggish.
"I know what you're trying to say.
But I'm in a bad temper right now.
So, I don't have the heart to play with you with all this verbosity.
Du's slightly indifferent voice came: "I'm here, take my Tulip family's loyal and brave knights, and I'm going to go over from here, take them with you, what kind of national law you said, it doesn't mean anything to me, if the national law is useful, then that Shiloh shouldn't sit in the palace now, but should be in prison clothes and rotten in prison, as for you, Your Excellency, General, you shouldn't stand here and talk to me, you should be hanged in a military court for the crime of killing your colleagues." ” Cochran's face began to darken.
Du Weiwei paused deliberately, and then, she raised her breath and shouted: "Now, I tell you that I am coming, and I am going to pass, I have a sword in my hand, and behind me there are knights who are loyal to me who thought I would die, and behind them, there is the tulip flag that has never been lowered."
Cochran's cold sweat grew He has been in the army for half his life.
He also fantasized about his bloody battles, experienced the fiercest wars, and fantasized about becoming one of those famous generals of the generation But Even in the most absurd fantasies and dreams, he was never so absurd as to think he could defeat the tulip He also tried to say something: "Your Excellency, please calm down, if the army crosses the border, it will be a blatant rebellion, are you going to bear the crime of provoking a civil war?"
Du Weiwei ignored him at all She turned her head abruptly and tilted her neck behind her.
The standard-bearer immediately rode his horse and ran quickly, and then held the flame tulip battle flag in front of Du Weiwei with both hands.
Du Weiwei took it, grabbed it, and weighed it in his hand The next moment, Du Weiwei, who was sitting on the horse, suddenly snorted lightly and threw forward with one hand The flaming tulip flag, the flagpole was like a javelin, drawing a shining curve above the sky The curve went over Cochrane's head, and even over the thousands of cavalry behind him Then, far away, fell behind the column of the cavalry regiment of Cochran The flagpole was planted on the ground, although it was a little crooked, but the big flag was still fluttering Du squinted his eyes slightly, staring coldly at Cochran.
Her voice carried an undisguised awe-inspiring murderous aura "Since the establishment of my Tulip Family, no one can stop our 200,000 Northwest rebels who have not achieved the iron cavalry of the grassland, the Beamon Giant Beast Legion that has not done the orcs, the Wolf Cavalry Legion that has not done the dwarf, the elves, and the same has not done it for one hundred and forty years, no one can stop this banner."
Speaking of this, Du Wei looked at the "Imperial Major General" in front of him with disdain.
Her voice was very soft, so light that only the two of them could hear it, but it was full of hideous killing intent "As for you, do you want to try?"
Cochran couldn't even speak.
At this moment, he seemed to be completely suppressed by some strange aura And Du Weiwei didn't pay attention to the imperial major general in front of him at all.
She turned, and suddenly drew the sword at her waist With a long neigh, her fiery red war horse lifted its front hooves off the ground and got up Du Weiwei, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the dense cavalry queue behind her and met the countless eyes that were thrown at her Her sword pointed to the sky, then to the place where the tulip banner fluttered ahead "Tulip warriors, do you see that flag, that's where you're headed?"
"Towards the Tulip Banner" ` To be continued.
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