Chapter 844: Retreat, Retreat, Retreat
After dealing with the two most difficult groups of knights, the Holy Gunners finally turned their attention to the Imperial Infantry who were taking advantage of the opportunity to advance.

The Holy Spear Monk who had used up all his holy power took turns with the soldiers of the last third line of defense, and the gun array that was facing the side also changed to facing the front.

The Leia Great Swordsmen, who had been advancing steadily, had already lost their composure when they saw the Red Knights and the Order Knights being defeated one after another.

Especially when they crossed the bombardment markers, the bombardment from the Holy Alliance was surprisingly accurate.

Not only did it accurately destroy their catapults, but it also created ripples in the densely packed square formations.

Especially the gunners, who aimed their fire at the tower shield guards.

You could often see a tower shield as big as a door panel vibrating, and a fat tower shield guard flying into the air and being crushed under the heavy shield.

At the same time, clockwork guns extended from the shoulders of the front-row soldiers, aiming their sights at a long row of dense infantry formations in the distance.

The queue was divided into groups of twenty people, firing in volleys at a dizzying speed, like a wheel.

Every time a shot was fired, everyone could see several of their comrades beside them falling to the ground with a scream.

Even high-level infantry knights wearing double-layer heavy armor are no exception.

The moment the lead bullet hit his chest, he vomited blood and slowly fell down, touching the small hole on his breastplate.

Screams, chaotic footsteps, the rumble of war horses’ hooves in the distance, the rapid beats of drums…

The smell of soil, flowers, rust, the stench of feces and urine, the bad breath and sweat of teammates…

Countless impressions were magnified as the heartbeat accelerated, and some people were so stunned that they could not walk.

If there were no monks continuously casting spells to boost morale and calm fear, they would have probably fled before the battle even started.

The originally neat formation turned into a jagged shape after three or four rounds of volleys.

But before they could react, they saw an unimaginable scene.

Those wild wolf monks actually left their positions and took the initiative to attack them.

In the past, they would have laughed at these soldiers for overestimating their own capabilities, but now they felt an uncontrollable fear.

“Looking at the world today, who can compare with them… Only we, the Holy Alliance Salvation Army…”

It was originally a lively little tune, but with the drum beats and footsteps, the tone and atmosphere seemed to become increasingly heavy.

The greatswordsmen clenched their swords tightly. Lead bullets from both sides continued to shoot into the formation, but they were in no mood to care.

They just roared and shouted, trying to restore their formation in front of the approaching Wolf Monks.

“charge!”

“for freedom!”

Heavy footsteps stepped on the ground, the sound of metal friction suddenly intensified, and the Wild Wolf Army rushed towards them like a city wall.

Without bothering to straighten their formation, the land mercenaries and great swordsmen had no choice but to press forward.

About ten meters away, a cold wind with icy spikes suddenly blew from the Wild Wolf Army.

In this cold wind, the magic and the leaping wolf shadow appeared at the same time, as if they had come to the cold flying grass.

As soon as the battle started, the land servants were only able to maintain a balance under repeated attacks.

However, the Holy Alliance army pressed forward step by step, but pushed the local servants back thirty to fifty meters before returning.

The servants of the land should have given chase.

But after seeing the withdrawn Imperial Knight and the Red Knight, as well as the standing cannon, he chose to disobey the order of the phalanx commander.

“retreat!”

Looking at the departing Leia army, the wolf monks seemed to have a telepathic connection. They raised their heads at the same time and let out a long wolf howl.

Little Hart ran around excitedly, because he could clearly see that the Leia army, which had fought from morning to afternoon, was withdrawing from the battlefield.

Of course this is not an escape, but a camping nearby.

There is more fighting to come!
But Little Hart believed that they would definitely win because this was a long-term battle and His Majesty said that time was on their side.

The Chongxin Regiment will come to support us in three days at the earliest and five days at the latest!

Victory is just around the corner! Xialucheng is just around the corner!

“Victory, we are victorious!”

…………

“Retreat?” The cry in Leia echoed throughout Redwayne Manor, and after the battle, it echoed in Norn in the small tent.

The stove was burning, and the regiment commanders and the chaplains gathered at the long table, looking at Jessica in disbelief. “Can’t we still fight?”

“We clearly fought them off today. We just need to wait for the Chongxin regiment to arrive.”

The regiment commanders were talking at once, but Jeshka remained silent.

Instead, the legion clerk smiled bitterly and said, “Maybe the Chongxin regiment won’t come?”

“Why?” This time, not only Little Hart, but also several other corps commanders stood up in disbelief.

Jeshka looked at them gloomily and said, “Because this is a trap.”

“trap?”

“According to the investigation of the Guards and Rangers, the staff in the rear calculated that the number of enemy troops far exceeds 30,000.”

Little Hart was stunned, but he immediately asked, “Why is it far more than 30,000? Could it be that these staff monks who don’t go to the battlefield have miscalculated?”

Bernardo stood up. He was always kind to others, but now he was extremely serious: “It’s not a mistake. It’s the real result based on the information about food, military flags, and tongues.

The Privy Monk of the Gospel Court has already asked for Fran’s direction, but the other party was evasive and seemed unwilling to disclose it.

Fortunately, Sir Armand of the Windmill Land sent a message, saying:

When His Holiness the Saint ascended the throne of the Holy Alliance Pope, the false Pope of the Holy See City was persuaded by Genegis and officially decided to launch the “Zi” Army.

Judging from the intelligence collected so far, the scale of this army is larger than imagined.

I know you have paid a lot to get here, but the Chongxin Regiment encountered nearly 20,000 soldiers who were not from the Osra family at Tinsmith Ferry.

If we continue to fight, we might be surrounded by more than 60,000 troops. This is not a war of 10,000 against 30,000, but a war of 10,000 against 60,000.

As the situation changes, the strategy must naturally be adjusted.

We must rendezvous with them and return to Kenk Town to defend it.”

After Bernardo analyzed the situation, the tent fell into silence.

From the legion clerk to the monks, from the corps commander to the service chief, all had grim expressions.

They had fought so hard to get here, and were about to recapture Xialu City, but they were going to change the plan and ask them to return?!
They had just finished the Battle of Marunpo. With their strength, they should have been able to easily capture Xialu City and then easily defeat the empire.

By then, these Wild Wolf Monks will not only be able to obtain citizenship, but will also be able to live a life comparable to that of the nobility.

Why do you want to fight again? Why do you want to fight again?
“The enemy is still powerful. Is it possible to win by just one or two battles and attacks?” In the corner, the military chaplain Mudie finally spoke.

“We have accomplished in four years what took others a hundred years to accomplish. Can we also overturn their foundation that took a thousand years to build in four years?”

Mudie flicked his pipe and said, “I’ve been wanting to say this for a long time. There are always people in the army who blindly believe that, oh, we can defeat the Imperial Order Company and end this battle quickly!

Can you? Huh? Answer me! Look me in the eyes!

We are stronger than before, but facing the empire, we are still children.

It’s just that we have swords in our hands, and they are growing fast.

We only expect to be stronger than the Empire, but we have never been stronger than the Empire now. Don’t make the mistake of being too aggressive. “

Many corps commanders fell silent.

War is so cruel. Who would be willing to keep fighting, except for those crazy people who enjoy fighting?
But the reality is always unsatisfactory. We have won but have to retreat.

It was not until then that the corps commanders began to vaguely understand the discussions on strategy and tactics in the military academy.

“I repeat one last time, no matter whether the monk made a mistake or not, this is the order of His Majesty.” Jeshka also felt sorry, but still chose to execute it.

How many times has Horn repeatedly emphasized at the beginning of the army that obedience is the duty of war monks.

Moreover, unlike the generals of the Empire who have complete control over everything, the command and operational authority of the Holy Alliance Army is decentralized.

Financial power is in the hands of the legion clerk, while life, thoughts and external communications are controlled by the military chaplain.

His only powers are to train, fight and obey orders.

Taking a deep breath, Jieshka concluded: “In the past two days, we have killed and wounded at least 2,000 of them, a loss of nearly 10%.

Especially their Red Knights, who were badly damaged by us and refused to play for the past two days.

No matter what, they need two or three days to recover their morale, and that’s when we leave.

All you have to do is find a way to inform the soldiers of all this and maintain good morale.

His Majesty said that time is on our side, so there is no need to rush. “

(End of this chapter)