Chapter 1029: Delaying the Knights of Michael (Part 2)

After listening to the report of the messenger, Walter's face showed displeasure:

"After being besieged for such a long time, they can still maintain their combat effectiveness." Walter said in a deep voice, "Could it be that... their supplies have not been exhausted..."

As soon as Walter finished speaking, Bazel, who was sitting next to Walter, immediately said:

"Walter, since the remnants of Issel and Albert still have a certain combat effectiveness, let's temporarily suspend the attack and don't waste precious military power."

"Yeah." Walter nodded, "That's right."

After that, Walter turned his head and said to a senior general beside him:

"Pass the order and tell the front-line troops to stop the attack and withdraw."

"Yes." The general said, nodded vigorously, and then walked out of the tent quickly.

After the general left the tent, Walter murmured again:

"It's really surprising. I didn't expect that the remnants of Issel and Albert's army have not been exhausted after being besieged by us for such a long time. How much supplies do they still have in their army now..."

"Maybe it's because they have more food left in their army." Bazel continued, "However, no matter how much supplies they have left now, as long as we continue to besiege them, their supplies will definitely run out one day."

Walter and his team's goal now is very clear, that is, to trap the remnants of Issel and Albert's army, and wait until their supplies are exhausted and the soldiers are so hungry that they can't even hold their weapons, and then launch a general attack.

At that time, the remnants of Issel and Albert's army can be completely wiped out at a very low cost.

It is for this reason that Walter immediately ordered to stop the attack after learning that the combat troops on the front line encountered stubborn resistance.

Walter and his team did not want to waste precious military strength.

Since the remnants of Issel and Albert still have a certain fighting capacity, let's not fight them for now. It won't be too late to launch an attack when their supplies are exhausted and the soldiers have completely lost their ability to resist.

Anyway, they have plenty of time now. For a long time in the future, they don't have to worry about the Britannia Empire sending new troops to attack them in the Rhineland Plain.

Because Walter and the others now know that Allen, who was originally going to lead the Uriel Knights and other troops to attack them, has launched a mutiny on the banks of the Yeni River, betrayed the Britannia Empire, and returned to the embrace of the Frank Empire.

At present, Allen has led the Uriel Knights and other troops all the way west, and the troops are heading straight for the capital of the Britannia Empire - Pendragon.

In order to deal with the rebels led by Allen who are pressing forward step by step, the central government of the Britannia Empire must be in a state of panic and has no time to deal with the hundreds of thousands of Frank troops on the Rhineland Plain and the Issu River.

After giving the order to stop the attack on the remaining Issel troops in the encirclement, the generals who remained in the main camp tent began to chat unconsciously.

As they chatted, they talked about Allen, who was now leading the Uriel Knights and the Armored Warriors to Pendragon.

"That Allen Jones is really lucky." Bazel twitched his mouth and showed a sneer, "Capturing Pendragon, the capital of the Britannia Empire - this precious military achievement that everyone desires, actually fell on his head."

"I don't know how rich the reward will be after General Jones captures Pendragon..." a general officer continued.

Just as the officer finished speaking, Walter said:

"Before the Nibelungen Plan began, I had heard some rumors about Allen Jones's reward."

"As far as I know, if Allen Jones, who is lurking in the Britannia Empire, can make outstanding contributions to the Nibelungen Plan, he will be able to get the right to add a 'von' to his name."

When Walter said this, all the officers in the tent, including Bazel, were surprised.

"'von'?!" Bazel exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean that if General Jones makes outstanding contributions to the Nibelungen Plan, he will have the opportunity to get rid of his 'commoner' status and become a noble?!"

"It should be." Bazel nodded, "Capturing Pendragon - this is an incredible achievement. If Allen Jones really accomplishes this feat, it will be a foregone conclusion that he will get rid of his civilian status and become a noble, and his name will be changed to 'Allen von Jones'."

Speaking of this, Walter paused.

As if he remembered something, he added again:

"By then, General Jones will not only be the first person in the history of our Frankish Empire to become a general as a commoner, but also the first person to successfully add the word "Feng" to his name simply by virtue of military merit."

The Frankish Empire was a country with a strong sense of class.

In the Frankish Empire, if you want to tell whether a person is a noble, it is quite simple, just look at whether there is a "Feng" in his name.

When a commoner is canonized by the emperor, gets rid of the "commoner status" and becomes a noble, a "Feng" will be added to his name.

Due to the strong sense of class, in the Frankish Empire, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven for a commoner to become a noble.

That is why the generals in the tent were so surprised when they learned that Allen had the opportunity to become a noble through the Nibelungen Plan.

After a long while, after recovering from the surprise, Bazel nodded gently and said in a deep voice:

"General Jones will become a noble... OK. As a general of the Frankish Empire, he should be a noble. A commoner as a general - how can it be a disgrace."

As soon as Bazel finished speaking, he was echoed by the rest of the people in the tent.

Even Walter nodded and agreed with what Bazel had just said:

"Bazel, you are right. The senior generals of our country should all be nobles, not to mention the generals."

"If Allen Jones can really become a noble with this opportunity, then I can also accept him as one of us and my colleague with peace of mind."

At this point, Walter suddenly changed to a half-joking tone.

"To be honest," Walter continued, "I have never considered Allen Jones as my own."

"Many years ago, after learning that Allen Jones, a commoner, was going to be promoted to general, I have always disliked him."

"Every time I see his full name without the word 'Feng', I feel quite irritated."

"That is why I have never been kind to Allen Jones."

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