Chapter 730 Overtime (4)

[On December 3rd, at some point, the plague began to spread in the army, and the imperial army seemed to have anticipated this, and stopped attacking our army. 】

[December 4th, why is this **** plague spreading so fast? In just a few days, most of the soldiers were infected, but we were helpless. 】

[December 5th, this is by no means an ordinary plague. The speed of transmission and onset is too fast. In just three days, soldiers died of festering bodies. 】

[On December 6th, soldiers began to die on a large scale, it’s over, everything is over…]

“Staff Mikil, the commander-in-chief asked you to go to a meeting!” The orderly shouted, causing the numb Mikil to put down his diary and rush to the headquarters in a daze.

This plague killed 80% of the soldiers of the new army, and the remaining people could not defend the Ye Linhe line of defense at all.

In other words, this war was lost by the Silver Moon Kingdom…

Walking into the general headquarters, the few remaining high-level officers of the new army had already arrived.

Looking at the empty headquarters, Mikil smiled wryly. Once the plague spreads, it doesn’t care whether you are an officer or a soldier, and it really treats everyone equally.

He would rather the general headquarters be as tense as it was a few days ago, rather than deserted as it is now.

Graton, who was on the main seat, closed his eyes expressionlessly: “Mikel, staff officer, let me introduce the current situation of our army.”

Mikil smiled wryly: “People are dying, what else can I introduce?!”

Graton opened his eyes and said without anger: “I said, let me introduce the current situation to everyone!”

Mikil had no choice but to report: “Currently, there are more than 9,000 soldiers in our army with intact combat capabilities, plus more than 3,000 wounded, there are almost 12,000 people who are still alive.”

Hearing this number, the hearts of several people in the headquarters sank. The total number of the first army and the second army stationed at the Yelin River defense line is about 100,000.

Before fighting with the Imperial Army for more than half a year, only more than 20,000 people died in battle, but now a plague has almost claimed the lives of 70,000 soldiers.

On the other side of the river, 400,000 imperial troops are staring at them. How can we fight with the remaining people?

Graton said expressionlessly: “According to the report of the observers, the Imperial Army is brazenly rectifying the army. It is estimated that a general offensive will be launched tomorrow. Let me talk about the tactical arrangements.”

Mikel interrupted him directly: “We only have so few people left, should we continue to fight?”

Graton asked in a bad tone: “What? If you can’t win, are you going to surrender?”

Mikil was choked, and said embarrassingly: “Of course not, I just want to ask, is it possible for us to win this war?”

Gratton said coldly: “Of course, follow me!”

After speaking, he brought several people in the headquarters to a logistics warehouse in the rear.

Opening the door of the warehouse, there are densely packed large iron cans inside. The surface of the iron cans is painted with a pattern of green skulls.

Mikel asked curiously, “What is this?”

Not only him, but several other high-level officials were also full of curiosity. As high-level officers of the new army, they didn’t even know that there was a logistics warehouse here.

Could it be that they don’t even have the right to know what’s inside?

Graton murmured solemnly: “An extremely dangerous weapon. His Majesty once told me that unless the situation of the battle is irreversible, these things must not be used.”

Mickel’s eyes widened suddenly. Isn’t the current battle situation irreversible? ! That fellow Simon actually has a hole card at this point!

 …

In the imperial army camp, hundreds of thousands of troops are holding a banquet.

In the main tent, Ivy raised his wine glass and drank it down: “Come on, my lords, today we just want to have fun, and tomorrow we will conquer the Silver Moon Kingdom!”

All the nobles toasted very politely, and said politely: “Your Excellency, Commander, you are polite!”

Putting down his wine glass, Lydia hesitated: “It’s good to be able to conquer the Silver Moon Kingdom, but I always feel a little inappropriate to use methods that can create plagues.”

Mick on the other side smiled and said, “Hey, Captain Reed, I think you are really old. War is war. As long as you can win, any means are acceptable!”

Lydia shook his head: “That’s not what I mean, what I mean is, will this man-made plague really only last for seven days?”

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly stagnated. In fact, not only Ridya, but other high-level officers of the Imperial Army also had this doubt in their hearts.

They have been in the army for so many years, and it is not uncommon for them to encounter plague, a large-scale infectious disease that usually lasts for several months to several years.

A seven-day cycle of plague like this is simply unheard of.

One of the great lords who attended the banquet said: “Commander Reid’s runner-up, you are too worried. This is a weapon given by the Holy One. How could there be a problem? If you say seven days, it must be seven days.”

Other nobles also echoed: “That’s right, how can you question Lord Saint, Commander of Reed’s runner-up army, don’t make mistakes!”

In the empire, legendary powerhouses are supreme, and no one can question them!

The corner of Lydia’s mouth twitched, and he tactfully changed the topic: “I just said it so casually, look at you, you actually take it seriously!”

Hearing what Lydia said, everyone at the banquet also moved to other topics very smoothly.

“Hey, it’s really not easy to fight this battle. After the Silver Moon Kingdom is broken, I will ask the untouchables of the Silver Moon Kingdom to compensate me for my losses.”

This was spoken by a lord whose army was lost in this war.

The cost of rebuilding an army and the pension of the fallen soldiers will cause his family to bleed a lot, so he has hated the Silvermoon Kingdom for a long time.

Another lord shook his head and said, “Tsk, those untouchables are poor ghosts, how much oil and water can be squeezed out, let me tell you, I still have to attack the nobles of the Silver Moon Kingdom, they are very fat!”

“I don’t know how much land will be allocated this time…”

“After holding back for so long, I must have a good time after winning the Silver Moon Kingdom. Hey, I don’t know how the Queen of the Silver Moon Kingdom plays. Tsk, a queen, it’s exciting to think about… .”

Before conquering the Silver Moon Kingdom, a group of nobles were already dividing their interests. Ivy did not say too much about this, because he was also a member of the nobles.

Doing your best for the empire, isn’t it just to share the spoils and strengthen your own power! Those who give selflessly without asking for anything in return are mentally handicapped!

 …

In the headquarters, Graton asked: “Tomorrow’s decisive battle, how do you all think?”

Everyone fell silent. Even with secret weapons, 12,000 people against 400,000 people is enough to make any commander despair.

Mikel thought for a moment, stood up and said, “Arrange the chlorine gas on the first front, the wounded soldiers on the second front, and the soldiers with good combat strength on the third front, blocking them layer by layer!”

Graton nodded: “Very good, Mikil’s staff has made great contributions in counseling and counseling, and he was promoted to the post of Chief of Staff of the General Command and awarded the rank of Major General!”

“What?” The rest of the people were shocked. What kind of inexplicable reason for promotion is this?

Besides, the new regiment has strict control over general officers, and the total number of general officers does not exceed fifteen.

So far, there is only Harris, the commander of the army, as the general, and Graton, the commander-in-chief of the battlefield, as the lieutenant general.

Now Mikil is just a colonel and staff officer, skipping brigadier general and promoted to major general. This is blatantly opening the back door for my uncle!

Yes, Graton’s wife is Mikkel’s younger sister, which is why Graton takes such good care of Mikil.

Graton said without a doubt: “I am the commander-in-chief of the battlefield, and I have the right to appoint and dismiss officers at the general level. If Your Majesty blames me, I will be responsible for it alone!”

Everyone fell silent again after listening to it, and Graton had already talked about this, so what could they do?

Seeing that there was no objection, Gratton continued, “The three lines of defense should be arranged as Chief of Staff Mikil said. In addition, I need an officer with wounded soldiers to guard the second line of defense. Who is willing to go?”

Everyone looked at each other~www.readmtl.com~ Those wounded soldiers were obviously just abandoned sons, no matter who led them, they would die with them in the second line of defense.

Without high-level officers in charge of the battle, those wounded soldiers who knew they were abandoned would definitely be aggrieved, and it was basically impossible for them to fight to the end.

There are high-level military officers in charge, even if they know that they are abandoned, those wounded soldiers will feel more balanced in their hearts, at least their officers are not greedy for life and afraid of death.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Bronco, the commander of the fourth division, sighed in his heart: “I’ll go!”

Among the remaining people, only he was the knight officer of the former Kingdom Army, and he was also the oldest, unable to keep up with the development of the Silver Moon Kingdom Army.

It is also quite good for the elderly to exert their residual heat…

Graton didn’t say much. When Simon and the others went to school in the capital, it was the Bronco knight who escorted them. In addition, he was also the father of Legion Commander Harris.

Although very sad, the remaining high-ranking officers are all around 30 years old, when they are young and strong, they are the mainstay of rebuilding the new army, and they can survive one by one.

Graton then arranged: “Tomorrow I will lead a group of soldiers to raid the base camp of the Imperial Army. Therefore, starting from the early morning of tomorrow, the command will be transferred to the Second Army Commander Galken.”

Everyone’s pupils constricted, and they looked at him in disbelief: “Graton, you!”

Leading troops to raid the base camp of the Imperial Army is almost a mission that must die.

Graton closed his eyes and waved his hand: “I have made up my mind, so there is no need to persuade. Please remember, this is a battle to destroy the country. For the Silver Moon Kingdom, each of us must be prepared to die!”

Everyone nodded heavily: “To be loyal to the country, to regard death as home!”