Chapter 993: Michael Knights Prepare for War (Part 1)

Within the Frankish army's siege, in the camp of the remnant army, mourners were everywhere.

The morale of these 150,000 remnant troops was visibly low.

Albert carried two water bags and walked towards the camp's main formation.

Along the way, listless and dejected generals could be seen everywhere.

To a certain extent, it is a miracle that this army with such low morale has not collapsed yet.

After entering the coach's camp, Albert saw Iser sitting at the table, looking at the map on the table expressionlessly.

"Iselle." Albert said as he put the water bag in his hand on the table, "I brought the water for you."

Speaking of this, Albert paused and then added:

"Remember to drink sparingly, we don't have much fresh water."

"Um."

After gently nodding his head, Isel let out a long sigh:

"It seems that I am really getting old... I have brought down the whole army and suffered such a huge defeat... If only I could see the true intention of the Frank army earlier..."

"It's not your fault, Iselle."

As soon as Isel finished speaking, Albert said immediately.

"No one thought that the Frankish army would use a fleet to cut off our retreat."

"Although we suffered a huge defeat, we also caused a lot of damage to the Frank army."

"We can be considered defeated with dignity."

"Failure is defeat." Iser said with a bitter smile, "There is no difference between 'failure with dignity' and 'failure without dignity' in something like failure."

"And it's not like everyone has failed to see the true intention of the Frank Army."

"If Su Cheng were here, he might be able to see the true intention of the Frank army and change the direction of the army's formation in time."

Speaking of this, Isel sighed, and then grabbed the water bag that Albert brought for him.

"Forget it, it's useless to say anything now."

After that, Iser unscrewed the water bag and started drinking.

After drinking up the water in the water bag, Isel wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth and asked Albert:

"Albert, how is the army's baggage reserves now?"

"In a word - very pessimistic." Albert replied with a wry smile, "Military tents, tableware and other daily necessities are quite sufficient."

"But there are serious shortages of food, fodder and drinking water."

"Even if we save some food now, the food and drinking water will only be enough for us for a month and a half."

As soon as Albert finished speaking, Isel immediately said:

"In fact, there is no need to worry about the reserve of drinking water. We are in the rainy season now. It rains every three days. All you need to do is catch the rainwater and heat it with fire."

"What's the use of drinking water?" Albert said angrily, "It is true that rain will fall from the sky, but can bread fall from the sky?"

"..." Iser fell silent.

"I also know that you don't have to worry about running out of drinking water." Albert sighed, "But what's the use of just solving the problem of drinking water? If people want to survive, they must not only rely on water, but also on food. "

"Now, the Frank army has surrounded us tightly, and we can't get out."

"There is no animal in the enclosure that can be hunted and eaten."

"Even if we can dig up worms in the soil and eat them, the worms in the soil cannot be eaten by 150,000 of us..."

Isel continued to be silent.

After being silent for a while, he finally spoke:

"As for food, I actually have a countermeasure already."

"Oh?" Albert raised his eyebrows, "What's the countermeasure?"

"...I won't tell you yet." Iser whispered, "This is a countermeasure that only needs to be used when forced to do so. I will tell you when that time comes."

“Let’s find ways to save food loss now.”

"When the food is gone, eat the war horse."

"When all the war horses have finished eating, I will use my final countermeasure."

Iser's tone became more sonorous and forceful.

"In short, we must hold on no matter what."

"Hold on until reinforcements arrive!"

"Reinforcements..." Albert murmured, "I don't know if the reinforcements will arrive in time..."

"We don't have to worry about the reinforcements." Iser said as he stood up, "We are here to worry about the reinforcements. The reinforcements will not come faster. We just need to do a good job." Just do what you can do now.”

After saying that, Iser walked straight out of the tent.

"Iselle, where are you going?"

"I'm going to see how the camp's fortifications are doing. Although the Franks clearly want to trap us and starve us to death, we can't take it lightly. In order to avoid being attacked by the Franks, the fortifications and patrols cannot few."

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at this time--

Britannia Empire, Northern Territory, Avalon Fortress, Command Room.

In the command room, the knights who stayed at Avalon Fortress gathered together.

After the "Overlord's Counterattack" ended, Su Cheng changed the locations of the Michael Knights' armies.

The 1st Army, 2nd Army, and 3rd Army were stationed at the Muhawicz Fortress, which is now located at the forefront of the northern front.

The 4th Army is stationed at Base 2, which is closest to the northern capital of Baidi City.

The 5th and 6th armies are stationed at the core of the northern front - Avalon Fortress

Compared to before the start of "Overlord Counterattack", the garrison of Avalon Fortress has become much smaller, so the number of knights left in Avalon Fortress has naturally decreased a lot.

Su Cheng raised a piece of paper in his hand to the knights standing respectfully in front of him:

"This is the order from the central government that has just been delivered here."

"The 300,000 troops led by Issel and Albert were defeated in the Rhineland Plain."

"The 150,000 remaining troops of the two are now besieged by hundreds of thousands of Frankish troops in the Rhineland Plain."

"The central government has decided to dispatch the Knights of Uriel to meet the Frankish troops now entrenched in the Rhineland Plain and rescue Issel and others."

"Your Majesty has decided to lead the expedition in person and personally command this expedition."

"Accompanying His Majesty to the front line are Prime Minister Jacob and all the knights left in Pendragon."

Speaking of this, Su Cheng paused.

Then he said in a half-joking tone to the knights in front of him who were already opening their mouths wide in shock:

"From the lineup, this expedition can be said to be extremely gorgeous."

When Su Cheng said these words just now, every time he said them, the knights' faces were more shocked and their mouths opened wider.

The reason is simple, because what Su Cheng said just now was too shocking.

In this era when transportation is not convenient, the speed of information transmission is surprisingly slow.

The news that Issel and Albert were defeated and Ilsa led the Uriel Knights to personally lead the expedition was not known to the knights of the Michael Knights until now.

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